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).