After the death of Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore became the president of the United States.
Fillmore had a hard childhood; he was born into a poor family in New York and his education did not last for more than a year. As a child, he had to work every day in the farms to earn a living. Later in his teenage, he went on to become a cloth maker. Though he had little formal schooling, he rose from poverty by diligent study to become a successful attorney.
He had served in the New York state government before being elected as Taylor’s vice president in 1848. He was also a U.S. Congressman for years.
As the vice president, Fillmore was largely ignored by Taylor. But, after the death of Taylor in July 1850, Fillmore became the president. Upon becoming the president, Fillmore supported laws to let California enter the Union as a free state. Fillmore ran unsuccessfully for president again in 1856.
He then gave up politics and died on March 8, 1874.
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