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Mary Abigail Fillmore
ACting First Lady of the United States

Mary Abigail Fillmore

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ACting First Lady of the United States
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Gender
Female
Place of birth
Buffalo, Erie County, New York, U.S.A.
Age
22 years
Family
Mother:
Abigail Fillmore
Father:
Millard Fillmore
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Biography

Mary Abigail "Abbie" Powers Fillmore (March 27, 1832, Buffalo, New York – July 26, 1854, East Aurora, New York) was the daughter of President Millard Fillmore and Abigail Powers. During her father's presidency from 1850 to 1853 she often served as White House hostess, in part due to her mother's illness.

Background and early life

A native of Buffalo, New York, she studied at a private school in Lenox, Massachusetts, and graduated from New York State Normal School. She spoke French fluently and was conversant in Spanish, German, and Italian. She taught briefly in the Buffalo schools until her father became President in 1850.

White House hostess

An accomplished musician, she played the piano, harp, and guitar. While exercising the role of White House hostess she performed at White House functions.

Early death

Abigail Fillmore died 24 days after Fillmore's presidency ended, and Abbie took over the management of her father's household. She accompanied him to a variety of public functions, notably including the widely promoted train and steamboat Grand Excursion of June 1854. Her sudden death a few weeks later, from cholera at age 22, is thought to have contributed to former president Fillmore's decision to come out of retirement and resume his political career.

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