What political party did Zachary Taylor belong to?

Answer 1

Taylor ran and was elected as a Whig. He was not an active politician but had gained fame as a successful general in the Mexican War. He did not attend the Whig Convention at which he was nominated for President. He and W.H. Harrison were the only two Whigs to be elected President.

Answer 2

When he finally entered politics, Zachary Taylor was in the Whig party. He did have his disagreements with their policies, and during his campaign for President in 1848 stated that he thought of himself more as a Jeffersonian Democrat. He defeated Lewis Cass (the Democrat candidate) and Martin Van Buren (then with the Free Soil Party).

Answer 3

Zachary Taylor was the second of the two members of the Whig Party to win U.S. presidential elections (the first was William Henry Harrison). Their Vice Presidents also served as President since W.H. Harrison and Taylor were also the first two U.S. Presidents to die in office, making a total of four Whig Presidents (although Harrison's V.P., John Tyler, was kicked out of the Whig Party five months after he took office).


Zachary Taylor was elected as a Whig. He was not involved in politics previously, but accepted the Whig nomination. He was nationally known for his leadership in the Mexican War, being a professional soldier most of his life.

Answer 4

Zachary Taylor was the second of the two members of the Whig Party to win U.S. presidential elections (the first was William Henry Harrison). Their Vice Presidents also served as President since W.H. Harrison and Taylor were also the first two U.S. Presidents to die in office, making a total of four Whig Presidents (although Harrison's V.P., John Tyler, was kicked out of the Whig Party five months after he took office).

Answer 5

Zachary Taylor was elected as a Whig. He was not involved in politics previously, but accepted the Whig nomination. He was nationally known for his leadership in the Mexican War, being a professional soldier most of his life.

Answer 6

President Zachary Taylor was part of the Whig party. Active in the early 19th Century, the Whig party produced four Presidents of the United States.

Answer 7

Zachary Taylor was a member of the Whig Party.

Answer 8

he belonged to the wig party