Date

Nov 24 2024

Event

Birthday

12th U.S. President Zachary Taylor Birthday

Zachary Taylor was an American military war hero who is best known as the 12th president of the United States

• Zachary Taylor was the 12th president of the United States, serving from March 1849 until his death in July 1850. Taylor previously was a career officer in the United States Army, rose to the rank of major general and became a national hero as a result of his victories in the Mexican–American War.
• Born: November 24, 1784, Barboursville
• Died: July 9, 1850, The White House, Washington, D.C.
• Nickname: Old Rough and Ready
• Presidential term: March 4, 1849 – July 9, 1850
• Vice president: Millard Fillmore (1849–1850)
• Children: Sarah Knox Taylor, Richard Taylor, Mary Elizabeth Bliss, Octavia Pannell, Ann Mackall, Margaret Smith
• First president who had served in no prior elected office.
• First president to serve in the Mexican–American War.
• First president to take office while his party held a minority of seats in the U.S. Senate.
• First president to win election with his party holding no majority in either house of Congress.
• First president from Kentucky.
• First president to be elected while winning the same number of states as his opponent.
• First president to win the U.S. presidential election in November.
• First president to have had a secretary of the interior.
• First president to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal more than once (he was awarded it three times).