Zachary Taylor (Freemason. Son S&B)
Freemason.[10] Whig. Politician. Major General.
Taylor was a career officer in the United States Army, rose to the rank of major general and beame a national hero as a result of his victories in the Mexican-American War. (For similar more recent example, Search mind map … Eisenhower)
1850, The Galphin scandal in which the Galphin Estate was at the center of a dispute between the government and the Galphin family. A scandal arose involving George Crawford a member of the cabinet and the Secretary of the Treasury William Meredith.[3]
1850, The Clayton-Bulwer Treaty was signed with Britain guaranteeing that any future canal across Central America would be available to all nations.[3]
1850, The 1850 Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.[3]
1850, The Compromise of 1850, were legislative measures enacted by Congress to reconcile the differences existing between the North and South concerning the issue of Slavery in newly formed US Territories. President Taylor impeded the passage of the bill because he favored admission of California and New Mexico as free states.[3]
1850, In May 1850 debates in Congress raged over whether slavery should be expanded into the territories of California, New Mexico, and Utah that were won during the Mexican War.[3]
1849, He spent the first weeks of his Presidency deciding on his cabinet and in the summer of 1849 Taylor toured the northeastern U.S.[3]
1849, The conflicts of the Apache Wars (1849-1924) continued in the Southwest and led to the short lived Jicarilla War fought between the Jicarilla Apaches and Ute warriors against the US.[3]
4 Mar 1849 to 9 Jul 1850 - 12th President of the United States.
Died 9 Jul 1850, from controversial (poisoned ?). Age 65.
After his death, Vice President Fillmore assumed the presidency and completed Taylor’s term, which ended on March 4, 1853. Soon after taking office, Fillmore signed into law the Compromise of 1850, which settled many of the issues faced by the Taylor administration.
The Compromise of 1850, would probably never have become law, at least in the form that it passed, had Zachary Taylor lived for it generally conceded that he would have vetoed some of its provisions, particularly the Fuguitve Slave Act. [5,102, p140]
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Son, Richard Taylor (S&B 1845), brother-in-law of confederate President Jefferson Davis
Three daughters: - Sarah Knox Taylor - 1835, Married Jefferson Davis (Confederate President) - Died of malaria or yellow fever, the same year of marriage. Age 21.
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Mary Elizabeth Taylor - married William Wallace Smith Bliss who had served Zachary Taylor. Gradudate of West Point. Private Secretary to President Taylor. Mathematian and was fluent in thirteen languages. Died of yellow fever on 5 Aug 1853.
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Ann Mackall Taylor - married Robert C. Wood, a U.S. suregon at Fort Snelling in 1829.
[1] - Whitehouse.gov - Zachary Taylor (Freemason. Son, S&B)
[2] - Millercenter.org - Zachary Taylor (Freemason. Son, S&B)
[3] - Presidential-power.org - Zachary Taylor (Freemason. Son, S&B)
[4] - Britannica.com - Zachary Taylor (Freemason. Son, S&B)
[5] - FYI - Wiki - Zachary Taylor (Freemason. Son, S&B)
[5,97] - History.com - President Zachary Taylor dies unexpectedly
[5,102] - Zachary Taylor by John S. D. Eisenhower (2008)
[6] 12th President: Mackey’s Encyclopedia of Freemasonry states that “The story of Taylor being a Mason arose from resolutions passed by Santa Rosa Lodge No. 16, Milton, Florida on the death of ”Brother Taylor,“ and from his presence when the Grand Lodge of Virginia laid a cornerstone at Richmond, February 22, 1850. But nothing conclusive has arisen to establish his Masonic affiliation.” 10,000 Famous Freemasons reports “he was definitely not a Mason, saying so himself soon after his inauguration as President, when the direct question was asked of him. He stated that he had always entertained a favorable opinion of the institution; that many of his personal friends and officers of the Army with whom he had been associated were Masons, and that he should have probably been one himself, had not so much of his time been occupied in camp duties, or had he been more favorably circumstanced to avail himself of the opportunity of joining a lodge, and added “I would do so now, but have got to be too old.” Rob Morris, q.v., who knew him personally, said he was not a Mason. However, there were many Masons in lodges throughout the country who believed him to be a member. Zachary Taylor Lodge No. 166, Kiddville, Kentucky was named after him under this misconception. The history of Marsh Lodge No. 188, New York, refers to him as a “brother.” On August 2, 1850 the two lodges of Portland, Maine, joined in funeral ceremonies for him. Santa Rosa Lodge No. 16, Milton, Florida passed a set of resolutions on “the death of Brother Taylor”. The nearest Taylor came to a Masonic ceremony was probably at the Masonic cornerstone laying of the equestrian statue of George Washington in Richmond, Virginia, February 22, 1850, by the Grand lodge of Virginia.” He died in office.It has also been reported that Taylor belong to the Order of the Garter.[6.1]
[6.1] - Howard, Robert, Hard Truth (website), US Pres. And the Illuminati, part 2
[7] - Find a Grave - Zachary Taylor (Freemason. Son S&B)
[10] - 10,000 Famous Freemasons by William R. Denslow Vol ll [Q to Z]
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