Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-03-13
Death of ExsPresident Fillmore.

Ex-President Fillmore died at his resi-
dence in Buffalo, N. v, at ten minutes
past II O'Clock on Sunday night last, in
the IS year Of his age.
Willard Fillmore was born at Locke, now
Summerhill, Cayuga county, n. V, Jan. Z
1900. His father, Nathaniel Fillmore, was
| of En.~lish descent and followed the occu-
patton of farmer. He removed to Erie
county in 1919, and cultivated small
farm.
At an early age Willard was sent to Liv-
ingston county to learn TIE clothlers trade
and passed four years in dressing CLOTH
| During this time he improved every spare
hour to supplying the defects of his early
education.
In 1919, he made the acquaintance OF
the late Judge Wood of Cayuga county
and entered his office for the purpose OF
studying law. In order to do this he had
to pay $50 for one years time which he
owed his employers. To raise this sum
he devoted his spare time to teaching
school.
BY working from four in the morning
until late at night he accomplished the de
sired result, paid his debt, and had Sc
| left for expenses for the whole year. His
board cost him nothing.
In 1929 he was elected to represent the
county Of Erie in the State Assembly. Be
ing member of the old Wing party
which was at that time in the minority
he had little opportunity distinguishing
himself. His humanity and love of jus
tice, however, led him to take an active
part in the movement for abolishing i'm
prisonment for debt in the State.
In 1882 he was elected on the anti-JaCk
son ticket to Congress, serving one term
In 1886 he was again chosen as a Wing
and also in 1888 and 1910. lie was again
nominated in 1912, but peremptorily de
clined. While in Congress he declared
himselfopposed to the annexation Of Texas
So long as slaves were held therein, and in
favor of Congress exercising all constitu-
tional powers to abolish the slave trade
! between States and the slave trade in the
/ District of Columbia.
| In 1899. at the opening of the Twenty
sixth Congress, he took part in the ceIc
| brated broad seal contest on the right L.
the seats of five OF the six members from
/ New JERSEY. and was one Of the Committee
| on Elections making minority report on
the subject. In 1878 he was elected Vice
! President Of the United States and became
/ President July ~. 1850, on the death OF
| General Taylor. and that year signed the
! Fugitive Slave law and the accompany
bills known as the Compromise Measures
| In 1857 he put in force the Neutrality
laws against the Lopez tilibusters. -cmoy-
ing the Collector of New Orleans, by whose
connivance the PampcTo escaped from tina;
| port.
In 1852. his wife. formerly Miss Abb
! gail Powers. daughter Of the Rev. Lemuel
| Powers, died. leaving him two children, a
son and q daughter. the latter of whom
died in 1854. In 1855 and 1856 he visited
Europe where he was received with the
most fiattering attentions. The same year
he was nominated 10y the Americans for
the Presidency, but received only the vote
of Maryland in the Electoral College.
Feb. 10. 1858, he married Mrs. Caroline
Mcintosh, daughter of the late Chas. Car
michael Of Morristown, n j.. and has ever
since lived in quiet retirement at Buffalo,
deyotiuE himself TO literary pursuits. and
particularly to the Historical Society, of
which he was first President, and in " hose
affairs he had taken great interest.
In iS6l, when news was received of the
firing or Fort Sumter. he presided at the
first meeting held in the theatre 10 express
the loyal sentiments of the community
He also helped to organize the Union Con
tincntals, home guard organization, and
was long its captain
The death Of exPrcsiient Fillmore was
announced in the United States Senate on
Monday by Mr.. Futon, and that body i'm
med'- cry adjourned as a mark Of respect,
Nr Fillmore's death was also announced
in the House of Representatives. Mr..
Wood, Mr.. Maynard, Mr.. Cox and Others
delivered eulogies. \ committee Of seven
members was appointed to attend Mr..
Fillmore's funeral, and then the House al
jourued,