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Definition of Millard Fillmore
1. Noun. Elected vice president and became the 13th President of the United States when Zachary Taylor died in office (1800-1874).
Generic synonyms: Chief Executive, President, President Of The United States, United States President
Definition of Millard Fillmore
1. Noun. (''metaphorical'') a little-known, unremarkable, insignificant, and/or forgettable political figure (a reference to the 13th President of the United States, who is often considered to be the most insignificant of the United States' presidents) ¹
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Literary usage of Millard Fillmore
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1897 by United States President (1897)
"Millard Fillmore. WASHINGTON, DC, February 10, 1852. ... Millard Fillmore.
WASHINGTON, February 8, To the Senate and House of Representatives: I herewith ..."
2. History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850 by James Ford Rhodes (1892)
"reason to feel that the succession of Fillmore boded ill to their scheme.1 Millard
Fillmore was a self-educated, self-made man, and a safe though not ..."
3. Early Indiana Trials and Sketches: Reminiscences by Oliver Hampton Smith (1858)
"I choose to give my readers Millard Fillmore as he was, while chairman of the
Committee on Ways and Means, in the House of Representatives of the United ..."
4. Life of Gen. Ben Harrison by Lew Wallace, George Alfred Townsend (1888)
"Millard Fillmore. ON the death of General Taylor, his successor, according to the
... The gentleman then filling that position was Millard Fillmore, ..."
5. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents by United States President, James Daniel Richardson (1908)
"Millard Fillmore. WASHINGTON, December 29, 1851. To the Senate and House of
Representatives: I transmit ... Millard Fillmore. WASHINGTON, January 2, 1852. ..."
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