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Zachary Taylor

Zachary Taylor was the 12th President of the United States and served from March 4, 1849 to July 9, 1850.

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What was Zachary Taylor like when he was a young adult?

he had an average childhood like anyone Else's life except he joined the army 3 years after he turned 15.

How do you spell Zachary for short?

Here are the ways I've seen it spelled, as well as some variations:

Zackary

Zeckary

Zachery

Zechary

Zakary

Zakaree

Zecheriah

Zacheriah

Zachariah

Zaq

Zak

Zac

Some of them are pretty crazy... I'm glad that I spell it Zachary (my name ironically enough is Zachary).

In 1847 who did General Zachary Taylor lead the US in war against?

I believe it was Mexico. Because the Mexican-American war was from 1846 to 1848.

What did Zachary Taylor drink while watching the festivities on July 4th 1850?

The tradition is that he drank ice-cold milk after he returned from the festivities. My impression is that he did not have anything to drink until he got back home afterward.

What was Zachary Taylors education?

Taylor had very little education. Various people taught to read and write. I do not think he ever went to an actual school.

Is president Zachary Taylor notable?

Taylor was not especially notable as a president because he died before he could complete even one full term. Also he served at a time when the slavery issue was so dominating that it was hard to consider anything else. He might have prevented the passage of the failed Compromise of 1850, but it is not clear that he would have gotten anything better through Congress.

Who married president Zachary Taylor's daughter Sarah?

Sara Knox Taylor married the young Mississippian who would become the president of the Confederacy and who served under Taylor in Mexico -- Jefferson Davis.

Source: http://millercenter.org/academic/americanpresident/taylor/essays/biography/7

What were Zachary Taylor's children's names?

Five daughters - Anne, Sarah, Octavia, Margaret, Mary

and one son - Richard

Octavia and Margaret died in childhood