Lived: 11/24/1784 - 7/9/1850
Served: 3/4/1849 - 7/9/1850
Party: Whig
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
In 1849 General Zachary Taylor became twelfth President of the United States. He had served in the War of 1812, and had won many friends by his victories–in Mexico. All who fought there with him admired him greatly, and affectionately called him “Old Rough and Ready.”
But, the year after his inauguration, Taylor died, and Vice President Millard Fillmore took his place. He was able and honest, and had been a workman, school–teacher, and lawyer before he became a politician.
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