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Millard Fillmore ( January 7, 1800 - March 8, 1874) by Trevor Griffin

· Born January 7, 1800 in Locke, New York. His parents were Nathaniel Fillmore and Phoebe Millard. · He was a Member of New York State Assembly (1829-1831), Member of U.S. House of Representatives (1837-1849), Comptroller of New York (1859), Vice President (1849-1850), as well as the 13th president of the United States (1850-1853). · Died March 8, 1874 in Buffalo, New York.

· His acceptance of the compromise of 1850 delayed the civil war for eleven years. · His support of the Fugitive Slave Act caused the Whig Party to split in two and caused the downfall of his national political career. · California was admitted as a free state · Utah and New Mexico were established as territories · The slave trade was abolished in the District of Columbia.

· Millard Fillmore was married twice. His first wife, Abigail Powers died of pneumonia. · Fillmore was part of the Whig political party. · When he ran for re-election he only won the majority of electoral votes in one state, Maryland. · Fillmore was a Unitarian.

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