Millard Fillmore

Early Life

• Fillmore was the U.S. President who was born last in the 18th century (b.1800), although James Buchanan was the last serving president who was born in the 18th century.

Family

• He fell in love with Abigail Powers, whom he met while at New Hope Academy and later married on February 5, 1826.[5] The couple had two children, Millard Powers Fillmore and Mary Abigail Fillmore.

Partnership

• After leaving Wood and buying out his apprenticeship, Fillmore moved to Buffalo, where he continued his studies in the law office of Asa Rice and Joseph Clary. He was admitted to the bar in 1823 and began his law practice in East Aurora where, in 1825, he built a house for his new bride. In 1834, he formed a law partnership, Fillmore and Hall

Politics

• In 1828, Fillmore was elected to the New York State Assembly on the Anti-Masonic ticket, serving three one-year terms, from 1829 to 1831. In his final term he chaired a special legislative committee to enact a new bankruptcy law that eliminated debtors' prison. As the measure had support among some Democrats, he maneuvered the law into place by taking a nonpartisan approach and allowing the Democrats to take credit for the bill. This kind of inconspicuousness and avoiding the limelight would later characterize Fillmore's approach to politics on the national stage.

Domestic Affairs

• After Taylor died suddenly on July 9, 1850, Fillmore became president. The change in leadership also signaled an abrupt political shift. Fillmore had very different views on the slavery issue. Before Taylor's death, Fillmore told him that, as President of The Senate, he would give his tie-breaking vote to the Compromise of 1850 . When Fillmore took office, the entire cabinet offered their resignations. Fillmore accepted them all and appointed men who, except for Treasury Secretary Thomas Corwin favored the Compromise of 1850.

Foreign Affairs

• In foreign affairs, Fillmore was particularly active in the Asia-Pacific region, especially Japan. American shipping interests had become more keen on opening Japan up to outside trade because it would allow them to stop for supplies en route to China and Southeast Asia American shippers also looked to the British opening of China to trade as an example of the "benefits of new trade markets."Fillmore

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