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Taylor died at 10:35 p.m. on July 9, 1850. He was 65 years old.[143] After his death, Vice President Fillmore assumed the presidency and completed Taylor's term, which ended on March 4, 1853. Soon after taking office, Fillmore signed into law the Compromise of 1850, with the aim of settling many of the issues the Taylor administration faced.[144]
A Joint Special Committee was appointed by the Common Council of the city of New York to make the arrangements for Taylor's funeral, which took place in New York City on July 23, 1850. A procession moved from the Park and proceeded down Broadway, to Chatham Street to the Bowery; down to Union Square; and then in front of the City Hall. The procession included the firing of three volleys by the 7th National Guard Regiment. There were 30 pallbearers, which was the number of states in the Union at that time.[145][146] Taylor was buried in an airtight Fisk metallic burial case with a glass window plate for viewing the deceased's face.[147] He was interred in the Public Vault of the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C., from July 13 to October 25, 1850.