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Margaret Taylor

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Also known as Margaret Mackall Smith, Margaret Smith, Margaret Smith Taylor, Peggy Smith, Peggy Taylor, Margaret Mackall "Peggy" Smith Taylor

First Lady of the United States from 1849 to 1850

Key facts

President
Zachary Taylor
Preceded by
Sarah Polk
Succeeded by
Abigail Fillmore
Born
Margaret Mackall Smith , ( 1788-09-21 ) September 21, 1788, Calvert County, Maryland , U.S.
Died
August 14, 1852 (1852-08-14) (aged 63), Pascagoula, Mississippi , U.S.
Resting place
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery
Spouse
Zachary Taylor ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. June 21, 1810</span>"}]]}'>1810 ; died July 9, 1850</span>"}]]}'>1850 ) ​
Children
6, including Sarah Knox , Mary Elizabeth , and Richard Taylor

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Peggy
Family name
Smith
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Calvert County
Place of death
Pascagoula
Spouse
Zachary Taylor
Occupation
First Lady of the United States
Position held
First Lady of the United States
Religion
Episcopal Church
Image
Margaret Taylor.jpg
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date of birth
1788-09-21
date of death
1852-08-14
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Margaret Taylor
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name in native language
Margaret Taylor
place of burial
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery
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Encyclopedic overview

Margaret Mackall Taylor (née Smith; September 21, 1788 – August 14, 1852) was the first lady of the United States from 1849 to 1850 as the wife of President Zachary Taylor. She married Zachary in 1810 and lived as an army wife, accompanying her husband to his postings in the American frontier. She had six children, two of whom died in childhood while the remaining four were sent to boarding schools in the eastern United States. After a brief period of stable domestic life in the 1840s, her husband was elected President of the United States to her dismay in 1848. She managed the White House from the upstairs residence while she delegated her responsibilities as White House hostess to her daughter. She was highly reclusive throughout her tenure as first lady, which ended abruptly with her husband's death in 1850. She lived in obscurity until her death two years later.

Early life and education

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