Calvin Fillmore
American politician
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Calvin Fillmore (April 30, 1775 – October 22, 1865) was an American farmer and politician from New York. He served as coroner of Erie County, New York and a member of the New York State Assembly, and was an uncle of President Millard Fillmore.
Calvin Fillmore | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New York State Assembly | |
| In office January 1, 1825 – December 31, 1825 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Wilkeson |
| Succeeded by | Reuben B. Babcock |
| Constituency | Erie County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 30, 1775 |
| Died | October 22, 1865 (aged 90) |
| Resting place | East Aurora Cemetery, East Aurora, New York, US |
| Party | Democratic-Republican Democratic |
| Spouse | Jerusha Turner (m. 1798) |
| Relations | Nathaniel Fillmore (brother) Millard Fillmore (nephew) |
| Occupation | Farmer Businessman |
Life
Fillmore was born in Bennington County, Vermont on December 12, 1775.[1] His father, Nathaniel Fillmore Sr., was a farmer and officer in the Green Mountain Boys who was a veteran of the American Revolution.[1]
Calvin Fillmore was educated in Bennington, and became a farmer.[1] In 1798, he married Jerusha Turner (d. 1852).[1] Fillmore was close with his brother Nathaniel Fillmore, and in 1798, they moved to an area then located in Onondaga County, New York, which is now in Summerhill, Cayuga County.[1]
During the War of 1812, Fillmore was appointed a captain in the 13th Infantry Regiment of the New York Militia, and took part in several battles in upstate New York and Canada.[1] He was promoted to major, and then lieutenant colonel, and commanded the regiment before the end of the war.[1] He later served as lieutenant colonel of the militia's 17th Regiment.[2]
In 1819, Nathaniel and Calvin Fillmore and their families moved to Montville, then in the Town of Sempronius, now in Moravia.[1] Later they moved to East Aurora, in Erie County.[3] In addition to farming, he kept a tavern and hotel, and owned a sawmill and other businesses.[4] He also became involved in the development of the local transportation infrastructure as an original incorporator of the Aurora and Buffalo Railroad.[5]
Fillmore was coroner of Erie County, and a deputy U.S. marshal.[1] He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Erie Co.) in 1825,[6] elected as a Democratic-Republican. He was later active in the Democratic Party.[7]
He died in East Aurora on October 22, 1865, and was buried at East Aurora Cemetery.[1]
U.S. President Millard Fillmore was his nephew.[1]