USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Congress had been debating for five months when Taylor took ill suddenly after an Independence Day celebration in Washington. He died on July 9, 1850, and Fillmore became the nation’s 13th president.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fillmore was succeeded by Democrat Franklin Pierce. Upon taking office, Fillmore dismissed Taylor’s cabinet and pursued a new policy with regards to the territory acquired in the Mexican–American War.

Detailed explanation-3: -Vice President Fillmore assumed the presidency and served the remainder of his term. Historians and scholars have ranked Taylor in the bottom quartile of U.S. presidents, owing in part to his short term of office (16 months), though he has been described as “more a forgettable president than a failed one".

Detailed explanation-4: -Millard Fillmore, a member of the Whig party, was the 13th President of the United States (1850-1853) and the last President not to be affiliated with either the Democratic or Republican parties.

Detailed explanation-5: -It is often said that the best compromise is the type that pleases none of the compromisers. By the end of his presidency, Millard Fillmore knew this all too well. By championing the Compromise of 1850, he can be credited for keeping America from civil war for more than a decade.