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by Littlemisswallflower on March 2nd, 2007

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If you know any interesting not well known facts about Zachary Taylor could you please let me know? Thanks....

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  • by VivaNOLA on March 2nd, 2007

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    He was the second cousin of James Madison.

    He received his nomination for presidency late because he refused all postage due correspondences.

    He did not vote until the age of 62. Until that time, he had not established an official place of residence because he had moved many times as a soldier.

    He was the second president to die in office. Taylor spent July 4, 1850, at a ceremony at the Washington Monument. He became ill from the heat and died five days later of intestinal ailments. Recently, his body was exhumed because some believed he was poisoned, but this was proved to be false.

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  • by keithold is a prodigal bagger on March 2nd, 2007

    keithold is a prodigal bagger

    G'day Little Miss Wallflower,

    Thank you for your question.

    As Zachary Taylor is one of the most obscure Presidents, most of the facts about are not well known.

    However, one interesting fact that he had never voted before becoming President as he was apolitical. The Whigs nominated him for President because he was a war hero but he was not interested in implementing their program. However, President Polk (a Democrat) kept him from leading forces into Mexico City because he was aware that the Whigs (forerunners of the Republicans) were interested in nominating him for President. Ironically, the man who did capture Mexico City Winfield Scott was the next Whig candidate for President as Taylor had died of gastroenteritis 18 months into office.

    He got his nickname Old Rough and Ready because he preferred wearing old clothes including a straw hat to his uniform.

    I have attached sources for your reference.

    Regards

    Wikipedia Zachary Taylor
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zachary_Taylor
    White House Biography
    http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/zt12.html
    Miller Center biography on Taylor and his Cabinet
    http://www.millercenter.virginia.edu/index.php/academic/americanpresident/taylor

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  • by anonymous on March 2nd, 2007

    anonymous

    i typed in his name on wikipedia and there was a trivia section

    Taylor's term of service was scheduled to begin on March 4, 1849, but as this day fell on a Sunday, Taylor refused to be sworn in until the following day. Vice President Millard Fillmore was also not sworn in on that day. Most scholars believe that according the U.S. Constitution, Taylor's term began on March 4, regardless of whether he had taken the oath or not.

    Taylor always preferred old and slovenly clothes (including his unique straw hat) to military uniforms, leading to his nickname, "Old Rough and Ready."

    Taylor had a stutter.

    Taylor was a poor writer and had difficulty spelling.

    Taylor was the last Veteran of the War of 1812 to serve as President (the other was Andrew Jackson); the only Veteran of the Second Seminole War as President; and the first Veteran from either the Black Hawk War (the other was Abraham Lincoln) or the Mexican-American War (the others were Franklin Pierce, and Ulysses Grant) to become President.

    In 1942, a Liberty ship named the SS Zachary Taylor was launched. The ship was scrapped in 1961.

    Taylor was the last President born in the 18th century.

    source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zachary_Taylor#Trivia

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  • by Outta-here on February 19th, 2011

    Outta-here

    He invented the game hop-scotch.
    He started the hair style "The Zach".
    He was a sleep walker.
    He snored.
    He wore a bra.
    He had a bowling alley built in the basement of the white house.
    He and his wife slept naked...but in separate beds.
    He always said the "Now I lay me down to sleep...." prayer before retiring for the night.
    He was the great, great grandfather of Lawrence Taylor.
    He did not allow anyone to call him Zach...even his wife.
    He had carpal tunnel syndrome.
    He memorized pi to 500 digits.

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