President Millard Fillmore
March 1851
Millard Fillmore was the 13th President of the United States (1850–1853). He came to Mount Vernon in March of 1851 to assess whether Mount Vernon would make a suitable home for soldiers.
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Edward Everett
1851
Edward Everett was a 19th-century American statesman, orator, and scholar. He was instrumental in helping the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association raise the money to purchase the Mount Vernon estate.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
1850
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a 19th-century American poet known for his lyricism and storytelling, with famous works including Paul Revere’s Ride, The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline.
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Horace Greeley
1850
Horace Greeley was a prominent 19th-century American newspaper editor, founder of the New-York Tribune, and a vocal social reformer.
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Sarah Childress Polk
Sunday, June 01, 1845
Sarah Childress Polk was the wife of President James K. Polk and served as First Lady from 1845 to 1849. She visited Mount Vernon in June of 1845.
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Dolley Payne Todd Madison
June 1845
Dolley Payne Todd Madison was one of the First Ladies of the United States (1809-1817). Known for her social grace and political acumen, she famously saved a portrait of George Washington from burning.
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President James Knox Polk
June 1845
James K. Polk was the 11th President of the United States (1845–1849). He came to Mount Vernon with his wife, Sarah Childress Polk, and former First Lady, Dolley Payne Madison.
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Marquis de Lafayette
1827
The Marquis de Lafayette was a French aristocrat, military officer and trusted friend of George Washington. He visited Mount Vernon several times in the company of his son.
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President Andrew Jackson
November 1815
Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States (1829–1837) and a hero of the War of 1812.
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Horace Binney
1809
Horace Binney was a Pennsylvania lawyer and biographer, known for his biography of Supreme Court Justice Bushrod Washington, George Washington's nephew.
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