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Millard Fillmore
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| Order: | 13th President |
| Term of Office: | July 10, 1850 - March 3, 1853 |
| Followed: | Zachary Taylor |
| Succeeded by: | Franklin Pierce |
| Date of Birth | January 7, 1800 |
| Place of Birth: | Summerhill, New York |
| Date of Death: | March 8, 1874 |
| Place of Death: | Buffalo, New York |
| First Ladies: | Abigail Fillmore (wife)
Mary Abigail Fillmore (daughter) |
| Occupation: | Lawyer |
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Millard Fillmore ( January 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874) was the thirteenth ( 1850– 1853) President of the United States and the second President to succeed to the office from the Vice Presidency on the death of the predecessor. He succeeded Zachary Taylor, who died of acute indigestion. Fillmore served out Taylor's term and was never elected to the presidency in his own right. He was the last president from the Whig Party.
1 Biography
1.1 Early life
Fillmore was born in extreme poverty to Nathaniel Fillmore and Phoebe Millard in Summerhill, New York. He was first apprenticed to a Fuller to learn that trade. He struggled to obtain an education under frontier conditions. Several years later, Fillmore moved to Buffalo, New York to continue his studies. He was admitted to the bar in 1823 and began his practice of law in Aurora. In 1828 he served in the New York legislature. He worked his way up through the Whig party, eventually being selected as Zachary Taylor's running mate. During that time he served in the House of Representatives and was Comptroller of New York. It was thought that the obscure, self-made candidate from New York would complement Taylor, a slave-holding military man from the south.
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