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The presidency of Millard Fillmore began on July 9, 1850, when Millard Fillmore became President of the United States upon the death of President Zachary Taylor, and ended on March 4, 1853. Fillmore had been Vice President of the United States for 1 year, 4 months when he became the 13th United States president.
Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874) was the 13th president of the United States, serving from 1850 to 1853, and was the last president to have been a member of the Whig Party while in office.
This inauguration – the second non-scheduled, extraordinary inauguration to ever take place – marked the commencement of Millard Fillmore’s only term (a partial term of 2 years, 237 days) as president. During the inauguration, William Cranch, the chief judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of the D.C., administered the presidential oath of ...
They objected to the attempt to work with the Republican Party. The Seceders held their own national convention on 6/16-17/1856. 19 delegates unanimously nominated Robert F. Stockton for president and Kenneth Raynor for vice-president. The Seceders' ticket later withdrew from the contest, with Stockton endorsing Millard Fillmore for the ...
Millard Fillmore. Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Millard Fillmore during his presidency. [1] In total Fillmore appointed 6 Article III federal judges, including 1 Justice to the Supreme Court of the United States and 5 judges to the United States district courts.
Which president was a commanding general during World War II? Answer: Dwight D. Eisenhower Known as one of the most scandalous events in American politics, the "Teapot Dome" involved the bribery ...
After Webster declined the vice presidential nomination, Fillmore and businessman Abbott Lawrence of Massachusetts emerged as the top choices for vice president. Fillmore clinched the nomination on the second ballot. The Whig ticket went on to win the 1848 presidential election, defeating the Democratic ticket of Lewis Cass and William O. Butler.
The 1850 United States elections occurred part way through Whig President Millard Fillmore's term, during the Second Party System.Fillmore (1800-1874, served 1850-1853), had become 13th president on July 9, 1850, upon the death of his 12th brief predecessor, former U.S. Army General Zachary Taylor (1784-1850, served 1849-1850).