Zachary Taylor

Full Name: Zachary Taylor
Born: November 24, 1784
Place of Birth: Orange County, Virgina
Ancestry: English
Father: Richard Taylor (1744 - 1829)
Mother: Sarah Dabney Strother Taylor (1760 - 1822)
First Lady: Margaret Mackal Smith Taylor
Children: Six; 5 girls 1 boy
Pet(s): Old Whitey, the horse
Education: No college(1762)
Religion: Episcopalian
Occupation: Cotton Raising and Army Officer
Military Service: 40 years in the Army (Major General)
Political Party: Whig
Offices Held: None
Age at Inauguration: 64
Terms Served: Two; (1801 - 1805), (1805 - 1809)
Vice Presidents: Millard Fillmore
Campaign Slogan: For President of the People.
States Admitted: None
Sport or Hobby: Riding
Nickname: Old Rough and Ready
Died: July 9, 1850
Place of Death: Washington, D.C.
Cause of Death: Heat stroke
Interesting Facts:
Before becoming president, Taylor was a General in the Army.
He was the first President who never held a political office before the Presidency.
First to be elected from a state west of the Mississippi River.
His horse ,"Whitey", was allowed to graze on the White House lawn. Some people say that tourists would pull hairs from the horse's tail.
When Taylor came home from the Fourth of July ceremony, he spent the whole day eating giant helpings of cherries, iced milk, and pickled cucumbers, all while suffering from a case of typhus fever. He became quite ill and died five days later on July 9, 1850.