Fillmore, Charles (1854–1948)

US Protestant religious leader and businessman. He had a business background before he turned to religion and launched the Unity movement. Based on a practical Christian doctrine, he and his wife claimed Unity could overcome physical, mental and financial problems.

Born near St Cloud, Minnesota, he was the son of a merchant who had traded with American Indians. He worked as a clerk and muleteer and speculated in real estate in Oklahoma, Colorado, and Texas. He wrote a series of books explaining the beliefs of Unity and one book, Prosperity, argued that Christianity fostered business success and that the Great Depression was the consequence of negative thinking.