Millard Fillmore
13th President of the United States
Personal Information
- Born
- 1/7/1800 in Cayuga County, New York
- Died
- 3/8/1874 in Buffalo, New York(Age 74)
- Burial Location
- Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York
Term in Office
- Party
- Whig
- Years
- 1850 - 1853
- Running Mate
- None (assumed office)
- Age When Elected
- 48
Significant Events
Compromise of 1850
9/20/1850
A series of bills aiming to ease tensions between free and slave states.
Fugitive Slave Act
9/18/1850
Part of the Compromise of 1850, this law required the return of escaped slaves to their owners.