PRESIDENT MILLARD FILLMORE

13th President of the United States (July 9, 1850 to March 3, 1853) Nickname: "The American Louis Philippe" Born: January 7, 1800, in Locke Township (now Summerhill), New York Died: March 8, 1874 in Buffalo, New York Father: Nathaniel Fillmore Mother: Phoebe Millard Fillmore Stepmother: Eunice Love Married: Abigail Powers (1798-1853), on February 5, 1826; Caroline Carmichael McIntosh (1813-1881), on February 10, 1858 Children: Millard Powers Fillmore (1828-89); Mary Abigail Fillmore (1832-54) Religion: Unitarian Education: No formal education Occupation: Lawyer Political Party: Whig Other Government Positions: Member of New York State Assembly, 1828-31 Member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1833-35 Member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1837-45 Comptroller of New York, 1847 Vice President, 1849-1850 (under Taylor) Presidential Salary: $25,000/year Points of Interest: After Fillmore's term, he became the chancellor of the University of Buffalo. Fillmore was the first president to have a stepmother. The White House's first library, bathtub and kitchen stove were installed by the Fillmores. Fillmore refused an honorary degree from Oxford University because he felt he had "neither literary nor scientific attainment."

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