Owner Comments:
Twelfth President
Lived: November 24, 1784 - July 9, 1850
Term: 1849-1850
Spouse: Margaret Smith Taylor
Quote: “As American freemen, we cannot but sympathize in all efforts to extend the blessings of civil and political liberty, but at the same time, we are warned by the admonitions of history and the voice of our own beloved Washington to abstain from entangling alliances with foreign nations.”
Historical Information:
- Major General during the Mexican-American War
- Nicknamed “Old Rough and Ready” because of his military career.
- Died after drinking milk and cherries on July 4th, which probably gave him gastroenteritis.