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Tag Archives: President Millard Fillmore
Millard Fillmore: The Insecure Politician
Millard Fillmore, 14th President, had little illusion about his own capabilities. The Struggling Farm Boy Millard Fillmore (1800-74) was the son of a minister-farmer, living not far from Buffalo, NY. Ministers are seldom rich, and farming is iffy at … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James K. Polk, Millard Fillmore, Nifty History People, Zachary Taylor
Tagged Abigail Fillmore, American history, Congressman Millard Fillmore, Democratic candidate Lewis Cass, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, General Zachary Taylor, Henry Clay, history, Millard Fillmore, President James K. Polk, President Millard Fillmore, President Zachary Taylor, Presidential history, The Compromise of 1850, The Whig Party, Thurlow Weed, US history, Vice President Millard Fillmore, White House history, William Seward
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G.P.A. Healy and the Portraits of Presidents
The Young Artist George Peter Alexander (usually known as G.P.A.) Healy was definitely born poor in 1813 to Irish immigrants in Boston. A bit late to his calling, he was sixteen when he first picked up a brush, but the … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson, Chester Arthur, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, James K. Polk, John Quincy Adams, John Tyler, Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American artist G.P.A. Healy, American artist Jane Stuart, American history, Charles Willson Peale, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Sarah Polk, Former President John Q. Adams, G.P.A. Healy, GIlbert Stuart, Healy painting of The Peacemakers, history, King Louis Philippe of France, President Abraham Lincoln, President Andrew Jackson, President Chester Alan Arthur, President Franklin Pierce, President James Buchanan, President James K. Polk, President John Tyler, President Millard Fillmore, President Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential history, Robert Todd Lincoln, US history, White House history
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The Third Act of Millard Fillmore
The First Act being his youth and political rise, the Second Act being his Presidency… Millard Fillmore: Lame Duck Millard Fillmore (1800-74) had been elected Vice President on the Whig Ticket led by General Zachary Taylor in 1848. He did … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Millard Fillmore, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Caroline McIntosh, Feather Schwartz Foster, Fillmore and the "Know Nothings", First Ladies, former President Millard Fillmore, history, Mary Abigail Fillmore, Millard Fillmore Abigail Powers Fillmore, Millard Fillmore Buffalo philanthropist, President Millard Fillmore, Presidential history, The estate of Millard Fillmore, The political career of Millard Fillmore, The second wife of Millard Fillmore, US history, White House history
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The Presidents of New York
Virginia and Ohio claim to be Mother of Presidents – but NY claims 7 unique sons! Three Who Re-Upped the Third Party Way #8, Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) was a New Yorker from the border of the Catskill and Adirondack … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, Chester Arthur, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Grover Cleveland, Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged American history, Andrew Jackson, Chester Alan Arthur, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Grover Cleveland, history, James Garfield, Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore, President Chester Alan Arthur, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, President Grover Cleveland, President Martin Van Buren, President Millard Fillmore, President Theodore Roosevelt, Presidential history, The American Party, the Bull Moose Party, The Democratic Party, The Democratic-Republicans, The Free Soil Party, The Know-Nothing party, The Progressive Party, The Republican Party, The Whig Party, Theodore Roosevelt, US history, White House history, William McKinley, Zachary Taylor
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1861: A Year of Six Presidents
Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration in 1861 set many precedents. Presidential Precedents. Abraham Lincoln was a President of many firsts: The first POTUS born west of the Appalachian Mountains (KY); the elected first from Illinois; the first elected by popular plurality in … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, John Tyler, Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Confederate President Jefferson Davis, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin Pierce, history, James Buchanan, Jefferson Davis, John Tyler, Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore, President Abraham Lincoln, President Franklin Pierce, President James Buchanan, President John Tyler, President Martin Van Buren, President Millard Fillmore, Presidential history, US history White House history
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Abigail Fillmore and the White House Library
Abigail Fillmore is one of those early First Ladies who has faded into oblivion. She needs to be re-explored. Miss Powers, Teacher Abigail Powers (1798-1852) was only two when her father died. She later claimed to have inherited two important … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Millard Fillmore
Tagged Abigail Powers Fillmore, American history, creating White House Library, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Abigail Fillmore, General Zachary Taylor, history, President Fillmore, President Millard Fillmore, President Zachary Taylor, Presidential history, Presidential wives, US history, White House history, White House library, Zachary Taylor
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Abe, Steve, Breck and Bell: A Multi-Colored Map
If one “back-lit” the now traditional red-blue election map, one would find FIVE colors in the 1860s elections. The Unionists and Secessionists were about to collide in the irrepressible conflict. The Black States: In this case, the “black” colored states … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged "The Little Giant", 1860 election, Abraham Lincoln, Candidates for President in 1860, Charles Francis Adams, Democrats in 1860, Feather Schwartz Foster, Francis P Blair, John Bell, John C. Breckenridge, John C. Fremont, Max Galka, President Millard Fillmore, Republicans in 1860, Salmon P. Chase, Stephen Douglas, The Constitutional Union Party, The election of 1860, The four political parties of 1860, The Know-Nothing party, The Northern Democratic Party, The Southern Democratic Party, William Seward
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