As vice president, Fillmore informed Taylor that he would cast a tie-breaking vote for the measure. Upon his inauguration, he appointed Daniel Webster Secretary of State, an act that publicly ...

A Buffalo resident for many of his 74 years, Fillmore was successively a member of Congress, comptroller of New York State and U.S. vice president before succeeding President Zachary Taylor in 1850. A ...

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 ...

Many have come to the East Side and promised change but the sights on its sidewalks and streets remain the same. But ...