Presidents of the United States of America
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12 - Zachary Taylor
Personal Statistics:
Birth Date: November 24, 1784
Birthplace: Orange County, Virginia
Father: Richard Taylor (1744-1829)
Mother: Sarah Dabney Strother (1760-1822)
Height at Prime: About 5 feet 8 inches
Physical Description: Disproportionate figure, long arms, stocky torso, short legs, hazel eyes, brown hair, long nose
Religion: Episcopalian
Wife: Margaret Mackall Smith (September 21, 1788 – August 14, 1852)
Marriage Date: June 21, 1810
Marriage Place: Home of the bride’s sister (Mrs. Mary Chew), near Louisville, Kentucky
Children:
-- Ann Margaret Mackall Taylor Wood (April 9, 1811 – December 2, 1875)
-- Sarah Knox Taylor Davis (March 6, 1814 – September 15, 1835)
-- Octavia Pannel Taylor (August 16, 1816 – July 8, 1820)
-- Mary Elizabeth Taylor Bliss Dandridge (April 20, 1824 – July 25, 1909)
-- Richard Taylor (January 27, 1826 – April 12, 1879)
Death Date: July 9, 1850
Place of Death: White House, Washington, District of Columbia
Cause of Death: Cholera morbus caused by contaminated raw fruit and milk
Final Words: “I regret nothing, but I am sorry that I am about to leave my friends.â€
1st Place of Burial: Congressional Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia
2nd Place of Burial: Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky
Professional Statistics:
Captain in the army during War of 1812 (1812-1814)
Colonel in the army during Black Hawk War (1832)
Commander of forces during Second Seminole War (1837-1840)
General during the Mexican War (1846-1848)
12th President of the United States (1849-1850)
Political Party: Whig
His Vice President: Millard Fillmore (1849-1850)
Events During Presidency:
Clayton-Bulwer Treaty (1850)
Galphin Claim
Slavery Issue
 
