Zachary Taylor - American Presidents - Timeline of Liberty . . . PoetPatriot.com

TimeLines of Liberty
American History - Presidency

One Votes Counts	U.S. TimeLine	TimeLine Index	State TimeLines	Flag TimeLine
Political Firsts		American Wars	The Early Presidents

American Presidents

Zachary Taylor

Executive Jump - G Washington - J Adams - T Jefferson - J Madison - J Monroe - J Q Adams - A Jackson -
- M Van Buren - W H Harrison - J Tyler - J Polk - Z Taylor - M Fillmore - F Pierce - J Buchanan - A Lincoln - A Johnson -
- U S Grant - R B Hayes - J Garfield - C Arthur - G Cleveland - B Harrison - G Cleveland - W McKinley - T Roosevelt -
- W Taft - W Wilson - W Harding - C Coolidge - H Hoover - F D Roosevelt - H Truman - D D Eisenhower - J F Kennedy -
- L B Johnson - R Nixon - G Ford - J Carter - R Reagan - G H W Bush - B Clinton - G W Bush - BH Obama -
- Methodology - TimeLine of the Presidency -

Inauguration Speeches - Party Platforms - The Early Presidents - Distinctions of the Presidencies

Black American Patriots - President's Day - Rhymes about the Founding Fathers

President Zachary Taylor

1849

Zachary Taylor becomes the 12th President in 1849 and serves until 1850.

Vice

Millard Fillmore was Vice President.

First Lady

Taylor's daughter, Betty Taylor Bliss, acted as First Lady. Taylor's wife was Margaret "Peggy" (Smith) Taylor and they had 6 children.

Info.

Taylor was a Whig from Louisiana.
Taylor was the first President to have never served in an elected position prior to his being elected President.
The 1850 Clayton-Bulwer Treaty between the U.S. and Great Britain stipulated that any canal constructed spanning Central America was to be neutral and neither country could colonize Central America.

Inaug. Addr.

"In conclusion I congratulate you, my fellow-citizens, upon the high state of prosperity to which the goodness of Divine Providence has conducted our common country." - President Zachary Taylor Inaugural Address.

Quotes

"For more than half a century, during which kingdoms and empires have fallen, this Union has stood unshaken. The patriots who formed it have long since descended to the grave; yet still it remains, the proudest monument to their memory. . ." - President Zachary Taylor.
"It would be judicious to act with magnanimity towards a prostrate foe." - President Zachary Taylor.

Birth Death

Zachary Taylor was born November 24, 1784 in Orange County, Virginia.
Taylor became sick after eating cherries and milk at a July 4th celebration at the Washington Monument and dies on July 9, 1850. He was the second President to die in the Whitehouse.

Index

Links

Zachary Taylor - White House History
Presidential Elections
Inauguration Speeches
Party Platforms

Executive Jumps - G Washington - J Adams - T Jefferson - J Madison - J Monroe - J Q Adams - A Jackson -
- M Van Buren - W H Harrison - J Tyler - J Polk - Z Taylor - M Fillmore - F Pierce - J Buchanan - A Lincoln - A Johnson -
- U S Grant - R B Hayes - J Garfield - C Arthur - G Cleveland - B Harrison - G Cleveland - W McKinley - T Roosevelt -
- W Taft - W Wilson - W Harding - C Coolidge - H Hoover - F D Roosevelt - H Truman - D D Eisenhower - J F Kennedy -
- L B Johnson - R Nixon - G Ford - J Carter - R Reagan - G H W Bush - B Clinton - G W Bush - BH Obama -
- Methodology - TimeLine of the Presidency -

Inauguration Speeches   -   Party Platforms   -   The Early Presidents   -   Distinctions of the Presidencies

Black American Patriots   -   President's Day   -   Rhymes about the Founding Fathers

The Bibliography (Sources)	Index
All rights reserved © Copyright 2005-2006-2007-2010 Roger W Hancock www.PoetPatriot.com

One Votes Counts	U.S. TimeLine	TimeLine Index	State TimeLines	Flag TimeLine
Political Firsts		American Wars	The Early Presidents

Liberty is maintained by Responsible Freedom. - Roger W Hancock