How long was zachary taylor president
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Zachary Taylor was born on November 24, 1784 in Virginia, but his family moved shortly thereafter to Louisville, Kentucky. He was raised on a plantation called Springfield, surrounded by enslaved laborers owned by his father Richard. Taylor received a basic education and aspired from a young age to join the military. He enlisted at the age of twenty-two and became an officer in the United States Army in 1808. Two years later he returned to marry Margaret Mackall Smith, and five of their six children were born at Springfield.
For the next twenty-five years, Taylor spent most of his time policing the nation’s borderlands. He fought many military campaigns against Native Americans and served at garrison posts throughout the country. He also owned and operated plantations in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Rodney, Mississippi. Hundreds of enslaved men, women, and children labored at the properties to sustain the large Taylor family.
Taylor gained national prominence after he won a series of major military victories during the Mexican-American War. Despite being outnumbered by Mexican f
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Zachary Taylor
The biography for President Taylor and past presidents is courtesy of the White House Historical Association.
Zachary Taylor, a general and national hero in the United States Army from the time of the Mexican-American War and the War of 1812, was elected the 12th U.S. President, serving from March 1849 until his death in July 1850.
Northerners and Southerners disputed sharply whether the territories wrested from Mexico should be opened to slavery, and some Southerners even threatened secession. Standing firm, Zachary Taylor was prepared to hold the Union together by armed force rather than by compromise.
Born in Virginia in 1784, he was taken as an infant to Kentucky and raised on a plantation. He was a career officer in the Army, but his talk was most often of cotton raising. His home was in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and he owned a plantation in Mississippi.
But Taylor did not defend slavery or southern sectionalism; 40 years in the Army made him a strong nationalist.
He spent a quarter of a century policing the frontiers against Indians. In the
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Zachary Taylor
President of the United States from 1849 to 1850
This article is about the president of the United States. For other people with the same name, see Zachary Taylor (disambiguation).
"General Taylor" and "Zach Taylor" redirect here. For other uses, see General Taylor (disambiguation).
Zachary Taylor | |
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Taylor c. 1843–1845 | |
| In office March 4, 1849[a] – July 9, 1850 | |
| Vice President | Millard Fillmore |
| Preceded by | James K. Polk |
| Succeeded by | Millard Fillmore |
| In office April 23, 1845 – July 23, 1848 | |
| Appointed by | James K. Polk |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | William Davenport |
| Born | (1784-11-24)November 24, 1784 Barboursville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | July 9, 1850(1850-07-09) (aged 65) Washington County, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Zachary Taylor National Cemetery |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 6, including Sarah, Mary, and Richard |
| Parent | |
| Profession | Military officer |
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| Branch/service | United States Army |
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