Fillmore, Millard

Japanese: フィルモア(英語表記)Fillmore, Millard
Fillmore, Millard
Born January 7, 1800 in Rock Township, New York.
[Died] March 8, 1874. Buffalo, New York. American politician. 13th President (in office 1850-53). Born in New York State. Self-educated, he became a lawyer in 1823, served as a member of the New York State Assembly in 1828, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1833 to 1835 and 1837 to 1843, and vice president in 1848. He became president in 1850 after the death of President Z. Taylor. He emphasized the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law, which was included in the Compromise of 1850, which led to the dissolution of the Whig Party. He also sought harmony and unity between the East and the West, but he also turned his attention to expanding American influence in the Pacific region, and dispatched M. Perry's fleet to Japan. He retired from politics in 1856.

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Japanese:
[生]1800.1.7. ニューヨーク,ロックタウンシップ
[没]1874.3.8. ニューヨーク,バッファロー
アメリカの政治家。第 13代大統領 (在任 1850~53) 。ニューヨーク州出身。独学で 1823年に弁護士になり,28年ニューヨーク州議会議員,33~35,37~43年連邦下院議員,48年副大統領になり,Z.テーラー大統領の死去によって 50年に大統領に就任した。「1850年の妥協」に含まれる逃亡奴隷法の励行を強調したためホイッグ党の解体をきたした。東部と西部の調和と統一をもはかったが,太平洋地域へのアメリカの影響力の拡大に関心を向け,M.ペリー艦隊を日本に派遣した。 56年以降政界から引退した。

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