Zachary Taylor died on this day

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ohioboy

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July 9th, 1850. I have visited his grave in Zachary Taylor National Cemetery in Louisville Kentucky. Back in the 90's his body was exhumed to detect for traces of Arsenic, on a possibility he was poisoned. Not so.

The following Presidential graves I have visited which are above ground are Taylor, Washington, Monroe, Hayes, Garfield , McKinley, William Henry Harrison, Harding, Wilson.



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Taylor was elected because of his army leadership, no political background.I like reading about the presidents but why are you interested?
 
Zachary Taylor was a Mexican War hero. He served only about a year, as I recall. Died after a Fourth of July celebration at which he consumed cherries and milk in extreme heat and came down with what was probably cholera.

He was succeeded by Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, and James Buchanan -- a trio of awful presidents who led up to the man who signed his name A. Lincoln.
ohioboy said:
History my friend. Seven U.S. Presidents were born in Ohio.
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Of course Taylor, like seven other presidents, was born in Virginia. (Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Tyler, Harrison, Taylor, and Woodrow Wilson.)
 
Although W.H. Harrison was born in Virginia, Ohio also lays claim to him as a native son as he lived here many years and is buried here.
 
16 months in office, and that's all. Wikipedia said that he ate cherries and ice milk (ice milk in 1850?). I also heard it was strawberries and cream. Doesn't matter, dairy and fruit killed him.
 
When I was in tenth grade, we had to learn the Presidents of the U.S. One of the students in class asked the teacher why was it important for us to learn the presidents. The teacher told us because it will be used as a test. That was on Thursday and the teacher told us we will have to write them all down when we come to class on Tuesday. I stopped with Gerald R. Ford.

While I was studying the names, I noticed that some of our presidents had some interesting things go on in their life.
Paladin1950 said:
16 months in office, and that's all. Wikipedia said that he ate cherries and ice milk (ice milk in 1850?). I also heard it was strawberries and cream. Doesn't matter, dairy and fruit killed him.
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He died days later from gastroenteritis brought on by the cherries and ice milk.
 
Been There said:
When I was in tenth grade, we had to learn the Presidents of the U.S. One of the students in class asked the teacher why was it important for us to learn the presidents. The teacher told us because it will be used as a test.
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It has been bandied about that John Hanson was the 1st President of the United States, as he was the 1st Full year President under the Articles of Confederation. Head of Government, yes, Head of State, no.
 
ohioboy said:
It has been bandied about that John Hanson was the 1st President of the United States, as he was the 1st Full year President under the Articles of Confederation. Head of Government, yes, Head of State, no.
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If I remember correctly, the debate, misunderstanding or confusion was before we had the Constitution, there were Articles of Confederation, that the first Continental Congress used as their guidelines to run the government, except the Articles of Confederation didn’t allow for the necessary power needed to govern the 13 Colonies.

The Constitution was adopted during 6/1788 and George Washington was elected President during 04/1789. This made Washington the first President of the United States, which the Second Continental Congress adopted the name the United States during 09/1776.

Under the Articles of Confederation, the President was not a separate executive branch like it is today. Instead, the President of the Continental Congress, later the Congress of the Confederation, presided over the legislative body.

In all truthfulness, I did have to double-check my dates. I did have one wrong. Guess which one.
 
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Been There said:
The Constitution was adopted during 6/1788 and George Washington was elected President during 04/1989.

In all truthfulness, I did have to double-check my dates. I did have one wrong. Guess which one.
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4/1989 is wrong, of course it should be 1789. Hanson was noted as "President of the United States in Congress assembled".
 
Murrmurr said:
I like that name, too.

One of my son's middle name is Zachary, and the other's is Taylor. That's because Zachary Taylor was my 1st wife's great-great-great grandfather.

I also have a grandson who's middle name is Zachary.
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Yes! 1850 seems so long ago but my Great Grandfather was with the Wisconsin 6th and was wounded in his right hand at the second battle of Manassas.
Although he lost use of that hand he kept a journal in the 1870s when they lived in south central Kansas.
That history meant so much to myself and my sister but the generations since don’t seem to be connected to history in the same way.
 

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