A powerful congressman from New York, Millard Fillmore was Zachary Taylor’s vice president and ascended to the presidency upon Taylor’s death. Challenges: Millard Fillmore inherited the uncompleted ...
Millard Fillmore was a member of the center-right Whig party. Since he left office in 1853, every U.S. president has been affiliated with either the Republican or the Democratic party. As Zachary ...
Millard Fillmore, who assumed the presidency in 1850 upon the death of Zachary Taylor, was the last president from the Whig party. Fillmore sought reelection in 1852, but the Whig ...