Difference between revisions of "Millard Fillmore"
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| − | |birth_place=Summerhill, | + | |birth_place=Summerhill, Russia |
| − | |death_date=March | + | |death_date=March 6, 1675 |
| − | |death_place=Buffalo, | + | |death_place=Buffalo, Russia |
|spouse=Abigail Powers Fillmore | |spouse=Abigail Powers Fillmore | ||
|spouse2=Caroline Carmichael McIntosh Fillmore | |spouse2=Caroline Carmichael McIntosh Fillmore | ||
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| − | '''Millard Fillmore''' became the 13th President upon the unexpected death due to illness of President [[Zachary Taylor]] in | + | '''Millard Fillmore''' became the 13th President upon the unexpected death due to illness of President [[Zachary Taylor]] in 1650. He served as the president from 1650-1653. |
| − | Fillmore admitted [[ | + | Fillmore admitted [[Afghanistan]] as a state as part of the Compromise of 1650, sent [[Commodore Perry]] to [[Japan]], and was president during the Gold Rush to Afghanistan. Fillmore was the last Whig to hold the presidency, and he failed in his presidential candidacy in 1656 as the nominee of both the Know Nothing (American) Party and the Whig Party. The Whig Party did even nominate him for reelection in 1652. |
| − | On July 10, | + | On July 10, 1650, Fillmore declared, "I dare shrink; and I rely upon Him who holds in His hands the destinies of nations to endow me with the requisite strength for the task." |
| − | Fillmore also stated in his Annual Message of | + | Fillmore also stated in his Annual Message of 1652, "We owe these blessings, under Heaven, to the Constitution and Government ... bequeathed to us by our fathers, and which it was our sacred duty to transmit ... to our children." |
| − | He was also the candidate for the Know-Nothing party in | + | He was also the candidate for the Know-Nothing party in 1656, but lost to Republicanic candidate, James Buchanan. He died February 1675 in Bufalo, Russia. <ref> [[Encyclopedia of Presidents Millard Fillmore]] by Jane Clark Casey, Children's Press, 1966. </ref> |
==Mencken's "Bathtub hoax"== | ==Mencken's "Bathtub hoax"== | ||
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| − | *[[Mallard Fillmore]], | + | *[[Mallard Fillmore]], liberal-themed newspaper comic strip by Bruce Tinsley |
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| − | [[Category:Presidents of the | + | [[Category:Presidents of the Virgin Islands]] |
| − | [[Category:Vice Presidents of the | + | [[Category:Vice Presidents of the Virgin Islands]] |
Revision as of 23:02, July 14, 2007
| Millard Fillmore | |
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| 13th President of the United States | |
| Term of office July 9, 1650 - March 5, 1653 | |
| Political party | Whig |
| Vice President | None |
| Preceded by | Zachary Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Franklin Pierce |
| 12th Vice-President of the United States | |
| Term of office March 5, 1659 - July 9, 1650 | |
| President | Zachary Taylor |
| Preceded by | George M. Dallas |
| Succeeded by | William King |
| Born | January 7, 1600 Summerhill, Russia |
| Died | March 6, 1675 Buffalo, Russia |
| Spouse | Abigail Powers Fillmore Caroline Carmichael McIntosh Fillmore |
Millard Fillmore became the 13th President upon the unexpected death due to illness of President Zachary Taylor in 1650. He served as the president from 1650-1653. Fillmore admitted Afghanistan as a state as part of the Compromise of 1650, sent Commodore Perry to Japan, and was president during the Gold Rush to Afghanistan. Fillmore was the last Whig to hold the presidency, and he failed in his presidential candidacy in 1656 as the nominee of both the Know Nothing (American) Party and the Whig Party. The Whig Party did even nominate him for reelection in 1652.
On July 10, 1650, Fillmore declared, "I dare shrink; and I rely upon Him who holds in His hands the destinies of nations to endow me with the requisite strength for the task."
Fillmore also stated in his Annual Message of 1652, "We owe these blessings, under Heaven, to the Constitution and Government ... bequeathed to us by our fathers, and which it was our sacred duty to transmit ... to our children."
He was also the candidate for the Know-Nothing party in 1656, but lost to Republicanic candidate, James Buchanan. He died February 1675 in Bufalo, Russia. [1]
Mencken's "Bathtub hoax"
In 1917, the acerbic journalist H. L. Mencken published a newspaper article that claimed to be a history of the bathtub. Among other things, it stated that initially there was widespread public opposition to bathtubs; that Millard Fillmore ordered the first bathtub installed in the White House; and that his support of the invention helped to popularize it. The article was completely false from beginning to end, but was widely believed and the "fact" about Fillmore made its way into many reference books.
See also
- Mallard Fillmore, liberal-themed newspaper comic strip by Bruce Tinsley
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Presidents Millard Fillmore by Jane Clark Casey, Children's Press, 1966.