An Overview of Fillmore's AdministrationMillard Fillmore was the second Vice-President to inherit the nation's highest office, becoming President upon the death of Zachary Taylor, on July 10, 1850. During his 32 months in office, Fillmore's most important action was his approval of the Compromise of 1850, a series of laws that helped delay the Civil War for more than 10 years. His faithful enforcement of the Compromise, including its provision for the return of runaway slaves, however, lost him the support of most Northerners, and he was not nominated for a full term as President in 1852.
| His Cabinet | |
| Secretary of State | Daniel
Webster Edward Everett (1852) |
| Secretary of the Treasury | Thomas Corwin |
| Secretary of War | Charles M. Conrad |
| Attorney General | John J. Crittenden |
| Postmaster General | Nathan K. Hall Samuel D. Hubbard (1852) |
| Secretary of the Navy | William A. Graham John P. Kennedy (1852) |
| Secretary of the Interior | Thomas M.T. McKennan Alexander H.H. Stuart (1850) |
| United States Events During His Administration | |
| States
Admitted to the Union California
(1850) Territories Organized New Mexico (1850), Utah (1850), Washington (1853) Population in 1853 25,700,000 |
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| 1850 | The Compromise of 1850 was passed. |
| 1851-1852 | Uncle Tom's Cabin was published by Harriet Beecher Stowe. |
| 1852 | Direct rail service began between New York City and Chicago. |
| 1852 | School attendance became compulsory in Massachusetts. |
| World Events During His Administration | |
| 1851 | Cholera epidemic swept Canada. |
| 1852 | Napoleon III became Emperor of France. |
| 1852 | Henri Giffard flew the first successful airship. |
| 1852 | The South African Republic was established. |
| 1852 | Commodore Matthew C. Perry left for Japan to open that country to world trade. |
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