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Category Archives: Zachary Taylor
Millard Fillmore: The Insecure Politician
Millard Fillmore, 14th President, had little illusion about his own capabilities. The Struggling Farm Boy Millard Fillmore (1800-74) was the son of a minister-farmer, living not far from Buffalo, NY. Ministers are seldom rich, and farming is iffy at … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James K. Polk, Millard Fillmore, Nifty History People, Zachary Taylor
Tagged Abigail Fillmore, American history, Congressman Millard Fillmore, Democratic candidate Lewis Cass, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, General Zachary Taylor, Henry Clay, history, Millard Fillmore, President James K. Polk, President Millard Fillmore, President Zachary Taylor, Presidential history, The Compromise of 1850, The Whig Party, Thurlow Weed, US history, Vice President Millard Fillmore, White House history, William Seward
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Andrew Johnson and Jefferson Davis: The Feud
Two Southern legislators, poles apart, bitter enemies. Andrew Johnson: Mechanic Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) was arguably the poorest of our Presidents, measured in family position (low) and wealth (even lower). His father, a porter for a small tavern-hotel in Raleigh NC, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Andrew Johnson, Franklin Pierce, Nifty History People, Zachary Taylor
Tagged American history, Andrew Johnson, Andrew Johnson's childhood, Congressman Andrew Johnson, Congressman Jefferson Davis, CSA President Jefferson Davis, early life of Andrew Johnson, early life of Jefferson Davis, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Zachary Taylor, history, Jeffrerson Davis, President Andrew Johnson, President Franklin Pierce, Presidential history, Senator Andrew Johnson, Senator Jefferson Davis, Tennessee Senator Andrew Johnson, The War with Mexico, US history, Varina Davis
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Zachary Taylor: For Want of a Stamp
Zachary Taylor was arguably the most reluctant of our Presidents. ZT: A Brief Run-Up Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) was born in Virginia, but grew up near Louisville, when Kentucky was still part of Virginia. His family was relatively prosperous, but young … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James K. Polk, Nifty History People, Zachary Taylor
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Winfield Scott, General Zachary Taylor, Henry Clay, history, James Knox Polk, Lewis Cass, post offices in the 1840s, President James K. Polk, President Polk, President Zachary Taylor, Presidential history, the American Whig Party, The election of 1848, the Mexican War, The mexican-American War, The Whig Party, The Whig Party in the 1840s, US history, Whig Party, White House history, Zachary Taylor
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Zachary Taylor: Surprisingly Electable
ZT: A Brief Background Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) was born to a fine old Virginia family, but the rugged individual type. They moved to the western part of Kentucky when Zachary was still a boy. Independence and ruggedness was a … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James K. Polk, Nifty History People, Zachary Taylor
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Santa Ana, General William Henry Harrison, General Winfield Scott, General Zachary Taylor, Henry Clay, history, James Knox Polk, Margaret Mackall Smith Taylor, Mexican General Santa Ana, President James K. Polk, President Zachary Taylor, Presidential history, The Battle of Buena Vista, The Battle of Monterrey, the Mexican War, The mexican-American War, The War with Mexico, US history, White House history, William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor
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The Unexpected Death of Zachary Taylor
During the past few decades, a couple of mild kerfluffles were posed by eminent scholars who suspected that POTUS Rough and Ready may have been done in! Ol’ Zach Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) was Virginia born to a middle class family … Continue reading
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Tagged "Old Rough and Ready", American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Margaret Taylor, General Zachary Taylor, Henry Clay, history, Mrs. Zachary Taylor, President James K. Polk, President William Henry Harrison, President Zachary Taylor, Presidential history, The Compromise of 1850, the Mexican War, The Whig Party in the 1840s, US history, VP John Tyler, VP Millard Fillmore, White House history, Zachary Taylor
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The Three Forgotten FIRST LADIES
Following Dolley Madison, there was a big gap in the role of the First Lady Elizabeth Monroe was a reclusive woman by nature, and her grown daughter was a snobbish substitute. Louisa Adams was in chronic poor health; her husband … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin Pierce, James K. Polk, James Monroe, John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Zachary Taylor
Tagged Abigail Fillmore, Abigail Powers Fillmore, American history, Andrew Jackson, Elizabeth Monroe, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, Franklin Pierce, history, Jane Appleton Pierce, Jane Pierce, John Tyler, Julia Gardiner Tyler, Louisa Adams, MArgaret Smith Taylor, Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore, Presidential history, Sarah Polk, US history, White House history, Zachary Taylor
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Zachary Taylor: Reconciliation
Zachary Taylor was a lifelong soldier – up through the ranks. Colonel Taylor: Commandant In the early 1830s, Colonel Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) was the commandant of Fort Crawford, a small outpost in Priairie-du-Chien, Wisconsin, as the Black Hawk War was … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Zachary Taylor
Tagged American history, Col. Zachary Taylor, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Margaret Taylor, General Zachary Taylor, history, Jefferson Davis, Lt. Jefferson Davis, Margaret Taylor, President Zachary Taylor, Presidential history, Sarah Knox Taylor, Senator Jefferson Davis, the Mexican War, The War with Mexico, US history, Varina Howell Davis, White House history, Zachary Taylor
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Sarah Knox Taylor: The First Mrs. Jeff Davis
Sarah may have been a tiny little blip in history, but her connections are cool! Sarah Knox Taylor: The Army Brat Zachary Taylor was a forty-year career soldier who rose through the ranks. He was born in Virginia and raised … Continue reading
Posted in Nifty History People, Zachary Taylor
Tagged American history, Black Hawk War, Congressman Jefferson Davis, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Margaret Taylor, General Zachary Taylor, history, Jefferson Davis, MArgaret Smith Taylor, President Zachary Taylor, Sarah Knox Taylor, Sarah Knox Taylor Davis, The elopement of Jefferson Davis, The First Mrs. Jefferson Davis, the Mexican War, US history, War with Mexico, White House history, Zachary Taylor
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First Ladies of Indisposition
Between 1849 and 1857, the three First Ladies of the United States were, in their individual ways, indisposed in the true meaning of the word: they did not have the disposition to perform the highly visible social duties that were … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin Pierce, Millard Fillmore, Zachary Taylor
Tagged Abigail Fillmore, American history, Bennie Pierce, Bennie Pierce death, Betty Blair, creating White House Library, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, Franklin Pierce, history, Jane Pierce, Jane Pierce tragedy, Margaret Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Presidential wives, US history, White House history, White House library, Zachary Taylor
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