- In office since
- July 9, 1850
- Left office
- March 4, 1853
- Born
- January 7, 1800
- Died
- March 8, 1874
- Religion
- Unitarianism[2]
Life phases1
One octagon for each phase of the life of Millard Fillmore. Each of the eight axes is scored 0 to 5 against a written rubric from documented evidence, with its source; an axis without evidence is a gap, not a zero. There is no total and no ideal shape: it is a profile, not a ranking. Appearance and personality are not axes, because they cannot be scored from evidence.
No total and no ideal shape: a longer spoke means more of that axis, so a long Misconduct spoke is more documented misconduct.
Scores, rubric and sources
- 01Education1 of 5
- Medium confidenceBiographer Tyler Anbinder describes 'virtually no formal schooling'; he read law under Judge Walter Wood and was admitted to the bar in 1823. No college degree.[1]Highest attainment by then: 1 secondary school, 2 some college, 3 bachelor's degree, 4 master's or professional degree, 5 doctorate.
- 02WealthNo evidence
- Net worth or income against the national thresholds of the time: 1 below the median household, 3 top 5%, 5 top 0.1%.
- 03Position5 of 5
- High confidencePresident of the United States, July 1850 to March 1853.[3]Scope of the role held: 1 entry level, 3 senior manager or legislator, 5 head of state or government, or the top role of a major institution.
- 04Public standingNo evidence
- Public approval or favourability where it was measured: 1 under 20%, 3 35 to 50%, 5 over 65%.
- 05HealthNo evidence
- Documented health where an examination or disclosure exists: 5 no documented concern, 1 a serious documented condition.
- 06Misconduct0 of 5
- Medium confidenceThe presidency article mentions no investigation or official finding against Fillmore.[3]The documented legal and ethics record within the phase, as in the misconduct meter: 0 none documented, 1 only matters resolved in their favour, 2 an open matter, 3 one finding, 4 two or three, 5 four or more. More is more documented misconduct.
- 07Social good1.5 of 5
- Low confidenceSigned and enforced the Fugitive Slave Act (federal commissioners, no jury trial, defendants could not testify, penalties for aiding fugitives); the Compromise also banned the slave trade in Washington, D.C. and admitted California as a free state. Judgement-heavy.[3]Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on health, safety, education, rights and the environment, from official statistics or peer-reviewed evidence: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
- 08Economic goodNo evidence
- Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on efficiency, growth and fiscal sustainability, from CBO and peer-reviewed evidence, as in the good-for-society reading: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
No sourced record has been added for Millard Fillmore yet.
Sources3
Every statement about Millard Fillmore on this page comes from the wiki behind it, which cites each fact to the numbered source it was read from. Read the wiki
- [1]
Health, weight and religion appear only where the person, their physician or a reputable outlet has published them; each links to its source.