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- NAME: Zachary Taylor
- OCCUPATION: General, U.S. President
- BIRTH DATE: November 24, 1784
- DEATH DATE: July 09, 1850
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Barboursville, Virginia
- PLACE OF DEATH: Washington, D.C., D.C.
- Nickname: Old Rough and Ready
- Nickname: Old Zack
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Zachary Taylor was an American military war hero best known as the 12th president of the United States.
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After only 16 months in office, Taylor died on July 9, 1850, after complaining of severe stomach pains five days prior. Physicians diagnosed him as suffering from a gastrointestinal condition then known as “cholera morbus.” Vice President Millard Fillmore succeeded him after his passing. Though during his tenure Taylor made efforts to resolve the nation’s slavery issue,
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his brief session in the presidential office could not prevent the looming Civil War.
Personal Life
Taylor married Margaret Mackall Smith of Maryland on June 21, 1810. Together they raised their six children in Louisiana: Ann Margaret Mackall (1811–1875), Sarah Knox (1814–1835), Octavia Pannill (1816–1820), Margaret Smith (1819–1820), Mary Elizabeth (1824–1909) and Richard (1826–1879). After Taylor’s unexpected death on July 9, 1850, an estimated 100,000 mourners lined his funeral route in Washington, D.C. He is buried in the Zachary Taylor National Cemetery near Louisville, Kentucky.
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