Born in Virginia, raised in Kentucky, with a home in Louisiana and a plantation in Mississippi, Zachary ... a cause of death. The one notable foreign policy achievement during Taylor's short ...

Ascending to the presidency after the death of Zachary Taylor in 1850, Millard found the politics of his era dominated by Henry Clay and Daniel Webster's Compromise of 1850 and its ramifications.

A powerful congressman from New York, Millard Fillmore was Zachary Taylor’s vice president and ascended to the presidency upon Taylor’s death. Challenges: Millard Fillmore inherited the uncompleted ...