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Taylor, Zachary
Subject
History
Place
Northern America
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United States of America
DOI: 10.1111/b.9781577180999.1997.x
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(b. Orange County, Va., 24 November 1784; d. Washington, D.C., 9 July 1850) After growing up on a Ky. plantation, Taylor entered the army in 1808. He fought in the W ar of 1812 – when he won acclaim for repulsing an Indian attack on Fort Harrison, Ind. – the B lack H awk W ar , and the second S eminole W ar , when he scored a major victory at Lake Okeechobee in 1837. As a M exican W ar hero and La. planter, he was elected W hig party president with 47.4 percent of the ballots over Lewis C ass and Martin V an B uren. After 15 months in office, he died suddenly during the conflict over the C ompromise of 1850. ... log in or subscribe to read full text
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