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Millard Fillmore
He signed the Compromise of 1850 hoping to settle the slavery question for a generation, and instead bought the country a decade to prepare for a war it couldn't avoid.
1800–1874
Life Journey
A path through compromise, conflict and uneasy balance
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1800–1819
Frontier upbringing
Millard Fillmore grew up in a modest frontier environment, where limited resources encouraged self-education and determination.
