--- title: President Millard Fillmore author: Mathew Brady source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22266/president-millard-fillmore/ format: machine-readable-alternate updated: 2026-10-21 --- # President Millard Fillmore _Authored by Mathew Brady_ ## Image File [![President Millard Fillmore](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22266.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22266.jpg) ## Image Caption President Millard Fillmore, photograph likely by Mathew B. Brady, 1855 - 1865. Millard Fillmore was the thirteenth president of the United States. He was born on 07 January 1800, in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, and he led a varied professional life, spending his early years working as a cloth maker's apprentice and within textile mills, before later becoming involved in [law](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/law/) and politics. He was elected to the US House of Representatives in 1832, and later elected vice president on 05 March 1849. The following year, he assumed the presidency after his predecessor, President [Zachary Taylor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Zachary_Taylor/), suddenly died in office. Fillmore served as president until 04 March 1853. Fillmore spent his time post-presidency in Buffalo, New York, where he continued to be a recognised civic and cultural figure, and he died on 08 March 1874 of a stroke at the age of 74. Library of Congress, Washington D.C. ## Cite This Work ### APA Brady, M. (2026, October 21). President Millard Fillmore. *World History Encyclopedia*. ### Chicago Brady, Mathew. "President Millard Fillmore." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 21, 2026. . ### MLA Brady, Mathew. "President Millard Fillmore." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Oct 2026, . ## License & Copyright The public domain content above is from the [Library of Congress](http://www.loc.gov/). You can copy it freely. [Original image](https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017896626/) by [**Mathew Brady**](https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017896626/). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 21 October 2026. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.