It was dedicated on July 1, 1932, in conjunction with a nearby statue of Grover Cleveland, another former president from Buffalo, which was also designed by Bryant Baker.

[1] In the 1852 presidential election, the Whig Party decided against nominating Fillmore as their candidate, and as a result, after finishing his term, he returned to Buffalo, where he eventually died in 1874.

[1] As president, Fillmore has a poor or unremarkable reputation amongst the general American public,[2][3] primarily due to his stance on slavery.

[8] The opinion piece was published following the Buffalo police shoving incident that occurred near the statue amidst the then-ongoing George Floyd protests and argued that Fillmore's legacy included supporting slave patrols and opposing civil rights for freedmen following the American Civil War.

[8] This opinion piece followed a 2015 request from the local NAACP chapter in Buffalo asking the city to cease naming things in honor of Fillmore.

PLURIBUS UNUMErected by / the State of New York / to honor an illustrious / citizen of BuffaloAdditionally, the right side of the pedestal bears the city's seal.