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Concise Biography & Facts About
Zachary Taylor
Twelfth President
- Zachary Taylor
Lifespan - 1788 - 1824
Place of Birth - November 24, 1784 in Orange County, Virginia
Term as President -
1849-1850
Political Party - Whig from Louisiana
Vice President / Vice Presidents - Millard Fillmore
Religion - Episcopalian
Zachary Taylor, Military Experience - War of 1812, Black Hawk, Second Seminole, and Mexican wars
Name of Wife - Zachary Taylor was married to Margaret Mackall Smith
Career of Zachary Taylor - Politician, Statesman
Place of Death - Zachary Taylor died on July 9, 1850 in Washington D.C.
whilst in office
Major events in the
biography of President Zachary Taylor
January 24th 1848 Gold is discovered at Sutter's Mill in California
and the gold rush reaches its height the following year. The
Clayton-Bulwer Treaty signed with Britain guaranteed that any
future canal across Central America would be available to all
nations. A Women's rights convention is held at Seneca
Falls on July 19th and 20th.
Facts and History in the biography of President
Zachary Taylor
Zachary Taylor was a
Brigadier General as a result of his victory over the Seminoles at Lake Okeechobee
(1837).
He captured Monterrey in
September 1846 and defeated Santa Anna at Buena Vista in February
1847. Zachary Taylor
thus became a hero of the Mexican
War. He was elected president
in 1849. During the revival of the slavery controversy, which was to result in the Compromise of 1850,
he began to take an increasingly firm stand against appeasing the
South but he died during the fight over the Compromise.
He died in office in 1850 of "acute indigestion" after polishing off a bowl of cherries. Presidential Facts and Trivia about President Zachary Taylor
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Description of President
Zachary Taylor -
Height 5 feet 8 inches
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He was known as "Old Rough and Ready
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Age
at Inauguration - 64 years old
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Taylor was the second cousin of James Madison
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He suffered from
the following illnesses : malaria, smallpox, tuberculosis, malaria, dysentery
and pneumonia
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Zachary Taylor owned
slaves
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Zachary Taylor's horse Whitey grazed on the White House lawn
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Age
at Death - 65 years old
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He died of a throat infection
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Presidential Facts and Trivia about Zachary Taylor!
President Coin or President Dollar Bill
Presidential Money. The United States has placed likenesses of the Presidents on many types of coins and currency.
Zachary Taylor has appeared on the twenty-five cent piece or the quarter since 1932.
President
Zachary Taylor and the Constitution of the US (17th September,1787)
Information and Facts about any President of America is incomplete without
explaining his role and his power in the government of the country. We have
therefore included this section regarding the US Constitution. Under the U.S.
Constitution the president is the head of state, the commander in chief of the armed forces and is also the chief executive of the federal government.
Facts about
Eligibility
Article 2, Section 1, of the U.S. Constitution sets the requirements to hold
office.
Facts
about Term of Office
Following election he, and the Vice President, shall hold his office during the term of four
years. ( The twenty-second amendment, which started with the inauguration of Dwight Eisenhower,
limits the this to two terms)
President's
Executive Oath of Office
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
United States Constitution, Article II, Section 1, Clause 8
Facts about Main Presidential Duties
and power
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Commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the United States
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In times of war or national emergency to manage the national economy and protect the security of the United
States
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Nomination of the heads of all executive departments and agencies (Subject to Senate confirmation)
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Preparing the budget of the United States, although the Congress must approve it.
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Presidential legislative powers - The status of the country and his legislative proposals for the upcoming year are given in the annual State of the Union Address.
Facts
about Presidential judicial power
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Appointing important public officials such as ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls and judges of the Supreme Court.
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Granting reprieves and pardons to anyone convicted of breaking a federal law — except in a case of impeachment.
Facts
about Presidential power in foreign affairs
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Federal official primarily responsible for the relations of the United States with foreign nations.
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To make treaties and appoint ambassadors, ministers, and consuls (provided two thirds of the Senators present concur).
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To receive foreign ambassadors and other public officials.
The
US Constitution and all of the President's duties have been conducted by
Presidents, including Zachary Taylor,
since 1787. For more facts, information, trivia and a biography of each
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