Millard Fillmore (Freemason)
Freemason[6]. Anti-Masonic (before 1832)[6]. Uncle was a Mason[6]. Whig (1832 to 1855) and Know Nothing (1855 to 1856. Started as a Secret Society!). Politician. Lawyer.
Anti-mason at the beginning of the Anti-Masonic period he was one of the most bitter critics of the fraternity which he characterized as “organized treason”. Later in life his views seemed to mellow, for on July 4, 1851, as President, he was present at the Masonic cornerstone laying of the extension of the Capitol in Washington and took part in the exercises, examined the stone, prounced it laid, and said, “The Most Worshipful Grand Master of the District of Columbia will now please examine the stone and see that it is well laid.” In Sept 1872, he attended another Masonic cornerstone laying at the Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane. His uncle, Jesse Millard of Michigan, was a Mason.[5]
1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin was published.
1852, Commodore Matthew Perry’s Mission to Japan (1852-54) that opened trade with Japan by the Treaty of Kanagawa in 1854.
May 1850, Part of the Compromise of 1850 was the 1850 Fugitive Slave Bill which to provided for the return of slaves who had escaped from one state into another.
20 Sep 1850, The Compromise of 1850, was approved.
The Compromise of 1850 consisted of legislative measures to reconcile the differences existing between the North and South concerning the issue of Slavery in newly formed Territories of California, New Mexico, and Utah. The previous President, Zachary Taylor, had impeded the bill because he opposed the extension of slavery, but the new president agreed with the compromise. The Compromise was designed to avert the threat of dissolution of the Union. It was relatively short lived as the Civil War broke out 10 years later
1850, Gold is found along the Rogue River in Oregon.
1850, The White House Library was established 1851.
1849 to 1850, The conflicts of the Apache Wars (1849-1924) continued in the Southwest and 1850 saw the start of additional wars with Native Americans including the Yuma War (1850–1853), Ute Wars (1850–1923) and the Mariposa Indian War.
9 Jul 1850 to 4 Mar 1853 - 13th President of the United States (VP: None)
4 Mar 1849 to 9 Jul 1850 - 12th Vice President of the United States by President Zachary Taylor (Freemason. Son, Richard Taylor S&B 1845)
4 Mar 1841 to 3 Mar 1843 - Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee
4 Mar 1833 to 3 Mar 1843 - Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York’s 32nd district
1 Jan 1848 to 20 Feb 1849 - 14th Comptroller of New York
Died 8 Mar 1874, from TBC. Age 74.
Skull and Bones / Others / Related - to be completed
Henry Rootes Jackson (S&B 1839)
1854 to 1858 - U.S. Minister to the Austrian Empire.
Donald Grant Mitchell (S&B 1841)
1853 to 1854 - U.S. Consul in Venice [Italy]
Allen Ferdinand Owen (S&B 1837)
1851 - U.S. Consul in Havana, Cuba [Spain]
[1] - Whitehouse.gov - President Millard Fillmore
[2] - Millercenter.org - President Millard Fillmore
[3] - Presidential-power.org - President Millard Fillmore
[4] - Britannica.com - President Millard Fillmore
[5] - FYI - Wiki - President Millard Fillmore
[6] - 13th President on the death of Zachary Taylor. Mackey’s Encyclopedia of Freemasonry reports that Fillmore is said “to have received the Degrees but afterwards recanted during the Anti-Masonic era in which he was active against the Craft…In his official capacity as President he attended the laying of the cornerstone of the Capitol extension by the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia, July 4, 1851.”[6.1]
It should be noted that only two Whig Party members were elected for the office of President, and both died in office. Succeeded by Whig Party vice-Presidents, neither won a second term. Both times replaced by their Democratic Party.[6.2]
[6.1] - 1 Mackey, The Encyclopedia of Freemasonry]
[6.2] - 2 Howard, Robert, Hard Truth (website), US Pres. And the Illuminati, part 2]
[7] - Find a Grave.com - President Millard Fillmore
[8] - 10,000 Famous Freemasons by William R. Denslow Vol ll [E to J] - Page 47
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