Zachary Taylor

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:birthDate 1784-11-24
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Barboursville,_Virginia,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Zachary_Taylor_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:causeOfDeath illness
gptkbp:child gptkb:Sarah_Knox_Taylor
gptkb:Ann_Mackall_Taylor
gptkb:Mary_Elizabeth_Taylor
Richard Taylor
gptkbp:deathDate 1850-07-09
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Washington,_D.C.,_United_States
gptkbp:education no formal college education
gptkbp:father Richard Taylor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Zachary Taylor
gptkbp:inaugurated 1849-03-05
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank Major General
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Sarah_Dabney_Strother
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Old_Rough_and_Ready
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Black_Hawk_War
gptkb:Mexican–American_War
gptkb:War_of_1812
gptkb:Second_Seminole_War
gptkbp:notableEvent died in office
gptkbp:notableFor hero of the Battle of Buena Vista
never voted before becoming president
opposed expansion of slavery into new territories
second president to die in office
served 40 years in the U.S. Army
served less than 16 months as president
first president elected without having held prior political office
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
politician
gptkbp:ordinalNumber 12
gptkbp:ownedSlaves yes
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:James_K._Polk
gptkbp:religion Episcopalian
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Baton_Rouge,_Louisiana
gptkb:Springfield,_Kentucky
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Zachary_Taylor_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:signature Zachary Taylor Signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Smith
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Millard_Fillmore
gptkbp:termEnd 1850-07-09
gptkbp:termStart 1849-03-04
gptkbp:vicePresident gptkb:Millard_Fillmore
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Black_Hawk_War
gptkb:James_K._Polk
gptkb:Virginia
gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4