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Zachary Taylor

Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 – July 9, 1850) was the 12th president of the United States, serving from March 4, 1849, until his death in office the following year. He was previously a career officer in the United States Army, rose to the rank of major general and became a national hero as a result of his victories in the Mexican–American War. As a result, he won election to the White House despite his vague political beliefs.

On July 4, 1850, Taylor reportedly consumed copious amounts of raw fruit and iced milk while attending holiday celebrations during a fundraising event at the Washington Monument. Over the course of several days, he became severely ill with an unknown digestive ailment, several of his cabinet members being similarly affected. Despite treatment, Taylor died five days later. His vice-president Millard Fillmore assumed the presidency and completed his term in office.

Engraving credit: Bureau of Engraving and Printing; restored by Andrew Shiva

Edit request on 8 September 2020

PLEASE REVIEW section 5.6 Judicial appointments ... seems totally out of context! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gustavoexel ( talkcontribs) 07:13, 8 November 2020 (UTC) reply

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Melmann 22:32, 8 November 2020 (UTC) reply

Reassessment for GA

This page is currently a GA but contains various unsourced statements with "citation needed" tags. I believe a reassessment is necessary. Tinton5 ( talk) 00:34, 19 March 2021 (UTC) reply

GAR

Zachary Taylor

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.


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Result: Citation needed tags fixed. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 ( talk) 11:22, 24 January 2023 (UTC) reply

Oldest Good Article Reassessment Request. The main problem is the citation needed tags that should have citations. Should be easy to fix with the right resources. Onegreatjoke ( talk) 20:02, 7 January 2023 (UTC) reply

Article looks to be in pretty good shape. Three citations needed tags remaining, which can likely be solved with some mw:Who Wrote That archaeology. —Femke 🐦 ( talk) 08:43, 22 January 2023 (UTC) reply
Ooh, I never knew about that. How useful! ~~ AirshipJungleman29 ( talk) 10:34, 22 January 2023 (UTC) reply
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.