Presidential Biographies | Taylor Administration - Key Facts

Full name: Zachary Taylor
Popular name: Old Rough and Ready; Old Zach

Personal Information:
Born: November 24, 1784
Birthplace: Montebello, Virginia
Died: July 9, 1850
Death place: Washington, D.C.
Burial place: Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; moved to Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky
Religion: Episcopalian
Spouse: Margaret "Peggy" Mackall Smith (m. 1810)
Children: Ann Mackall; Sarah Knox; Octavia Pannel; Margaret Smith; Mary Elizabeth; Richard Taylor
Education: Little formal education
Occupation: Farmer; soldier
Political Party: Whig Party
Age at Inauguration: 64 years