Inauguration of Millard Fillmore

Presidential inauguration of
Millard Fillmore

Millard Fillmore
Date	July 10, 1850; 174 years ago (1850-07-10)
Location	United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.
Participants	Millard Fillmore 13th president of the United States — Assuming office William Cranch Chief Judge of the United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia — Administering oath
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Personal Early life and career House University at Buffalo 12th Vice President of the United States Compromise of 1850 13th President of the United States Presidency Inauguration Federal judges appointed Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 Swamp Land Act of 1850 Indian Appropriations Act of 1851 An Act for the Admission of the State of California Fillmore, Utah Millard County, Utah Illinois Central Railroad Perry Expedition Electoral history 1844 Whig National Convention 1844 New York state election 1848 Whig National Convention 1848 United States presidential election 1852 Whig National Convention 1856 American National Convention 1856 Whig National Convention 1856 United States presidential election Legacy Fillmore Street Statue of Millard Fillmore
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The inauguration of Millard Fillmore as the 13th president of the United States, was held on Wednesday, July 10, 1850, at the House chamber inside the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., following the death of President Zachary Taylor the previous day.^[1] This inauguration – the second non-scheduled, extraordinary inauguration to ever take place – marked the commencement of Millard Fillmore’s only term (a partial term of 2 years, 237 days) as president.

During the inauguration, William Cranch, the chief judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of the D.C., administered the presidential oath of office to Fillmore. Cranch had also administered the oath to John Tyler in 1841, when Tyler succeeded to the presidency upon William Henry Harrison's death. Fillmore was the last president from neither the Democratic or Republican parties.^[2]