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Tag Archives: The Whig Party in the 1840s
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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John Tyler: Entitlements
The Whig Party was a brand new national entity in 1840. …And Tyler Who? The Whig Party, originally formed around 1836, was an amalgam of sectional and factional differences, basically centered on their dislike for President Andrew Jackson, whether it … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Andrew Jackson, John Tyler, Nifty History People, William Henry Harrison
Tagged American history, Daniel Webster, Feather Schwartz Foster, Henry Clay, history, President Andrew Jackson, President John Tyler, President Martin Van Buren, Presidential history, Secretary of State Daniel Webster, the death of William Henry Harrison, The election of 1840, The Whig Party, The Whig Party in the 1840s, US history, Vice President John Tyler, Vice Presidential history, VP Richard M. Johnson, White House history, William Henry Harrison
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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
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Zachary Taylor
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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