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Zachary Taylor
12th
President of the United States |
| Preceded
by |
James K. Polk |
| President
by |
Election |
| Served
from |
March 4, 1849 |
| Served to |
July 9, 1850 |
| Left
Office by |
Died in Office |
| Succeeded
by |
Millard Fillmore |
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| Born |
November 24, 1784
Orange County, Virginia |
| Died |
July
9, 1850 |
| Cause |
acute gastroenteritis |
| Age |
65 |
| Party |
Whig |
| Education |
Home tutors |
| Profession |
Military - U. S. Army |
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| Spouse |
Margaret Mackell Smith
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| Children |
6 |
| Plantation |
Fashion (Louisiana) |
| Religion |
Episcopal |
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| Brother |
Union General
Joseph Pannell Taylor |
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| Burial |
Congressional Cemetery
Washington, D. C. |
Reinterment
1st Mausoleum |
Zachary Taylor National
Cemetery
Louisville, Kentucky |
Reinterment
1926 in 2nd Mausoleum |
Zachary Taylor National
Cemetery
Louisville, Kentucky |
Exhumation
Purpose |
Jun 17, 1991
Determine
cause of death |
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Zachary Taylor
12th President
March 4, 1849
- July 9, 1850
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery
Louisville, Kentucky
Gen. Zachary Taylor (1784-1850),
distinguished lifetime soldier
and twelfth President of United
States, buried here in family
cemetery. Commissioned Lt. 1808.
Served in War of 1812: Black Hawk
War, 1832: Seminole War, 1836-43.
Major Gen., 1846. Active leader
in Mexican War, 1846-47. Western
Army Command. 1847. Elected
President, 1848. Died in office.
(sign above the doorway)
The First Burial Site
of the
12th President of the U.S.
Zachary Taylor
Presented By
Colonel George Reade Chapter
Colonial Dames XVII Century
October 2, 1976
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