Library of Congress
- NAME – Millard Fillmore
- NICKNAME(S) – Bathtub Millard (first indoor plumbing in the White House)
- BIRTH / DEATH – Jan. 7, 1800 Summerhill, N.Y. / 1874 Buffalo, N.Y.
- FATHER – poor farmer
- MOTHER – housewife
- COLLEGE – none
- WIFE – Abigail
- KIDS – one boy and one girl
- PETS – ponies (Mason and Dixon)
- RELIGION – Unitarian
- ANCESTRY – English
- AGE – 50
FIRSTS:
– first indoor plumbing in the White House
MA AND PA:
BACKGROUND:
– New York State Assembly 1828-31
– Congressman 1836-42
– loses governor’s race in 1844
FIRST LADY: She started teaching when she was 16. She met Millard when he was a student in her one room schoolhouse. He was 19 and she was 21. She continued teaching after marriage, making her the first future First Lady to hold a job after getting married.
RETIREMENT: In 1852, he lost the Whig nomination. Abigail caught pneumonia at Pierce’s inauguration and died soon after. He became the first chancellor of the University of Buffalo.
TRIVIA:
– as President he signed a treaty to acquire bat quano from Peru. The nitrates were used for explosives.
– he learned to read from the Bible, then he got a dictionary to help him read all the books in the local library. By the end of his life, he owned 4,000 books.
– favorite food – mock turtle soup