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26 Σεπ 2024 · Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 – July 9, 1850) was an American military leader who served as the 12th president of the United States from 1849 until his death in 1850.
Fun Facts. Zachary Taylor was born on November 24, 1784 in Orange County, Virginia. Taylor was the 12 th President of the United States. He was nicknamed “Old Rough-and-Ready” because of his toughness and his casual military clothes.
Fun Facts About Zachary Taylor. President James Madison was Taylor's second cousin. He was a descendent of William Brewster, a leader of the Pilgrims who first landed on Plymouth Rock and sailed to America on the Mayflower. His daughter, Sarah Knox Taylor, was married briefly to Jefferson Davis before she died.
A hero of the Mexican-American War, Zachary Taylor was elected the 12th president of the United States in 1848. He died after only 16 months in office. Early Life. Taylor was born on November 24, 1784, in Montebello, Virginia. His parents, Richard Taylor and Mary Strother, came from important Virginia families.
9 Ιουλ 2019 · Fun Facts About Zachary Taylor. Zachary Taylor’s second daughter, Sarah Knox Taylor, went on to marry Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy. Taylor’s only son, Richard, was a Confederate Army general during the Civil War. Before becoming president in 1848, Zachary Taylor had never voted in a presidential election.
The first United States president elected after the Mexican-American War was a popular hero of that war, General Zachary Taylor. After 40 years in the army, he became the first man to occupy the nation’s highest office without previous political experience.
Fun Fact 1: Zachary Taylor was born on November 24, 1784 in Orange County, Virginia Fun Fact 2: He was raised into a wealthy family and lived on a plantation Fun Fact 3: Zachary Taylor was a distant relative of many other presidents including James Madison, Robert E. Lee and Franklin D. Roosevelt
