he didn't finish his term
Zachary Taylor was the president form 1849 to 1850 so he didn't really finish a term.
Zachary Taylor served 1 term
After Millard Fillmore completed the term to which Zachary Taylor was elected, Franklin Pierce's Presidential term began.
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Zachary Taylor died during the 17th month of his presidential term, in July 1850.
Fillmore finished Taylor's termThe 12th President of the United States was Zachary Taylor. President Taylor was in office from March 4, 1849 until July 9, 1850 when he died from gastroenteritis and was succeeded by his Vice President, Millard Fillmore. As the 13th President of the United States Millard Fillmore finished Taylor's term for about 3 years from July 9, 1850 to March 4, 1853.
Former president Zachary Taylor died from an infection to a part of his digestive system, just 16 months into his presidency. His death meant the end of his term as president of the United States.
He served less than one term- he finished out Taylor's term but was not nominated for a term of his own.
Millard Fillmore, his vice president, completed his term. The first president elected to office after Taylor was Franklin Pierce.
Zachary Taylor was not killed. He died in July 1850 because of what his doctor diagnosed as cholera morbus, a flexible mid-nineteenth-century term for intestinal ailments as diverse as diarrhea and dysentery but not related to Asiatic cholera.
He was originally Vice-President under Zachary Taylor. When Taylor died, Fillmore became President for the remainder of the term.