Born: 7 January 1800 · Died: 8 March 1874 · Age at death: 74
How old was Millard Fillmore when he died?
Millard Fillmore died aged 74. He was born on 7 January 1800 and died on 8 March 1874.
13th US President and the last Whig in the office, who signed the Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act
Did you know?He was the first president to have a permanent library established in the White House.
Quick facts
Date of birth7 January 1800
Date of death8 March 1874
Age at death74
Cause of deathStroke
NationalityAmerican
BirthplaceSummerhill, United States
Occupationpolitician, lawyer, statesperson
Editor's Take:
Millard Fillmore served as the 13th US president. He was born in a log cabin and rose from poverty, teaching himself law. He became vice-president under Zachary Taylor and took over when Taylor died in 1850. He signed the Compromise of 1850, which included the harsh Fugitive Slave Act. The compromise delayed civil war but angered many in the North. He sent Commodore Matthew Perry to open trade with Japan. He was the last Whig president and later ran for the Know Nothing party.
Key Milestones
1833: Congress – House of Representatives
1849: Vice president – under Taylor
1850: President after Taylor's death
1850: Compromise of 1850 – signed
Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874) was the 13th president of the United States, serving from 1850 to 1853. He was the last president to be a member of the Whig Party while in the White House, and the last to be neither a Democrat nor a Republican.
