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1849-1850 Zachary Taylor Vice President was Millard Fillmore. Zachary Taylor's Inaugural Address.
Although a slave owner and conservative, Taylor became a supporter of the anti slavery views of the Whigs and championed in 1850 the admission to statehood of California, an antislavery state. About his private life: Would anyone have listened to any young woman if Zachary Taylor would have had a casual affair with her?
12 Zachary Taylor Born: November 24, 1784, Orange County, Virginia. Died: July 9, 1850. Party: Whig. Age when inaugurated: 64. Term: 1849-1850. Taylor threatened to use force to keep the South from leaving the Union. After his death, a compromise allowed slavery to continue in the South. Famous Fact: Taylor won fame as a general in the Mexican War. His soldiers called him "Old Rough and Ready."(Source: scholasticnetwork.com)
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