Margaret Taylor

First Lady of the United States from 1849 to 1850

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Born: 1788-09-21
Died: 1852-08-14
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From Amherst to Cashmere
Grandmaster Huang, Chien-Liang, the Dragon of Tien Shan Pai
Town Without Socks
First Love Never Dies
Love's Prophecy

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Country: US
Active from: 1989-12-13

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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