Kennedy Lyndon B. Bush Bill Clinton George W. Help inform the discussion Support the Miller Center. University of Virginia Miller Center. Zachary Taylor: Family Life. Breadcrumb U. Zachary Taylor Essays Life in Brief. Life Before the Presidency. He urged California and New Mexico residents to write constitutions and apply for statehood, knowing that both would likely bar slavery. He was correct in his assumptions, and in doing so angered Southerners who viewed his actions as a betrayal. After only 16 months in office, Taylor died on July 9, , after complaining of severe stomach pains five days prior.
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This Day In History. History Vault. During the Mexican-American War, Taylor was a brigadier general. He led his men to victory at Palo Alto and Reseca de la Palma. He was then promoted to major general by President James K. He then led his men across the Rio Grande, capturing the stronghold of Monterrey.
In February , Taylor and his men defeated a Mexican force more than three times their size in Buena Vista. These victories made Taylor a war hero. People even compared him to George Washington and Andrew Jackson. Taylor had no experience in politics, but he soon declared his candidacy and won the Whig nomination. Taylor was a slaveowner himself, but he was against the creation of new slave states.
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