Ultimately, the Whigs won that bet, but lost party unity in the long run. Taylor won the election by a small margin but, in the process, sharply divided the Whig Party between those who seized the opportunity for a celebrity candidate and those who remained true to political principle.
Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives. Taylor Lautner is an American actor who is best known for portraying Jacob Black in the 'Twilight' movie series, based on the books by Stephenie Meyer. Cyclist Major Taylor was the second Black athlete to hold a world championship in any sport.
Recy Taylor was an African American woman who was gang-raped by a group of young, white men in Alabama in Despite hearing the men's confessions, two juries refused to indict them for their crimes. Sean Taylor was the No. Actress Elizabeth Taylor starred in films like 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' and 'Butterfield 8' but was just as famous for her violet eyes and scandalous love life. Singer-songwriter James Taylor creates music that combines folk, rock and pop sensibilities.
Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Taylor Swift made a splash in the country music world in and has gone on to become one of the top acts in popular music. This started as a border dispute between Mexico and Texas. General Taylor was sent by President James K. Polk in to protect the border at the Rio Grande. However, Mexican troops attacked, and Taylor defeated them despite having fewer men.
This action led to a declaration of war. Despite successfully attacking the city of Monterrey, Taylor gave the Mexicans a two-month armistice which upset president Polk. Taylor led U. Taylor used his success at this battle as part of his campaign for the presidency in In , the Whig Party nominated Taylor to be president without his knowledge or presence at the nominating convention.
They sent him notification of the nomination without postage paid, but he refused to pay the postage and did not find out about the nomination for weeks. The main political issue during the election was whether the new territories gained in the Mexican War would be free or enslaved. Although Taylor held enslaved people himself, he did not state a position during the election.
The Clayton-Bulwer Treaty was an agreement between the U. Both sides agreed that all canals would be neutral and neither side would colonize Central America. Taylor died on July 8, Doctors of the day believed his death was caused by cholera contracted after eating fresh cherries and drinking milk on a hot summer day, but there were rumors to the effect that he had been poisoned because of his stance against the spread of enslavement.
They had six children, one of whom, Richard Taylor , was a lieutenant general in the Confederate States Army. Taylor died on July 9, , while still in office. His death removed a major obstacle to the adoption of the Compromise of , which set the western and northern borders of Texas. Justin H. Smith, The War with Mexico 2 vols.
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