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1. millercenter.org › president › taylorZachary Taylor | Miller Center

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   At the time he became President, Zachary Taylor was the most popular man in America, a hero of the Mexican-American War. However, at a time when Americans were confronting the explosive issue of slavery, he was probably not the right man for the job. Taylor was a wealthy slave owner who held properties in the plantation states of Louisiana ...

2. millercenter.org › president › taylorZachary Taylor: Life in Brief | Miller Center

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   Zachary Taylor was born on November 24, 1784, to a landed family of planters. His family's fortunes grew, and by 1800, they owned 10,000 acres in Kentucky and a number of slaves. He knew as a child that he wanted a military career. In 1808, he received his first commission as an officer, becoming commander of the garrison at Fort Pickering, the ...

3. millercenter.org › president › taylorZachary Taylor: Family Life | Miller Center

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   By Michael Holt. Zachary Taylor lived most of his life as an army officer at various frontier outposts. Two of his five daughters died as young children. Another daughter, Sarah Knox Taylor, married the young Mississippian who would become the president of the Confederacy and who served under Taylor in Mexico—Jefferson Davis.

4. millercenter.org › president › taylorZachary Taylor: Death of the President | Miller Center

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   By Michael Holt. Zachary Taylor's sudden death shocked the nation. After attending Fourth of July orations for most of the day, Taylor walked along the Potomac River before returning to the White House. Hot and tired, he drank iced water and consumed large quantities of cherries and other fruits. The President suffered severe stomach pains for ...

5. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › presidentPresident Zachary Taylor dies unexpectedly - HISTORY

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   Nov 16, 2009 · On July 9, 1850, after only 16 months in office, President Zachary Taylor dies after a brief illness. The exact cause of his death is still disputed by some historians. On a scorching Fourth of ...

6. simple.wikipedia.org › wiki › Zachary_TaylorZachary Taylor - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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   Nationality. American. Political party. Whig. Spouse (s) Margaret Smith Taylor. Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 – July 9, 1850) was the 12th president of the United States. He served as president from 1849 until his death in 1850. He was a second cousin to James Madison .

7. www.pbs.org › features › grant-taylorZachary Taylor | American Experience | Official Site | PBS

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   Zachary Taylor. He led the first battle in which Ulysses S. grant took heroic action — and did a poor job of it. But seasoned war veteran Zachary Taylor emerged from the Mexican War a hero, and ...