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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 .
Margaret Taylor, American first lady (1849–50), the wife of Zachary Taylor, 12th president of the United States. She was one of the most elusive first ladies, and her daughter Betty Bliss often handled her duties.
Dec 2, 2009 · Margaret Taylor (1788-1852) was an American first lady (1849-1850) and the wife of Zachary Taylor, an American military hero and the 12th president of the United States.
First Lady Biography: Margaret Taylor. MARGARET "PEGGY" MACKALL SMITH TAYLOR. Birth: 21 September, 1788. Father: Major Walter Smith, born 12 August, 1747, Calvert County, Maryland; tobacco planter, major in the Continental Army during the American Revolution; died, 1804, Calvert County, Maryland. Mother:
Margaret Mackall Smith “Peggy” Taylor served as First Lady from 1849 to 1850 as the wife of the 12th President, Zachary Taylor.
Margaret Taylor. Margaret “Peggy” Smith was born in Calvert County, Maryland, on September 21, 1788 to Ann Mackall and Walter Smith, a major in the Revolutionary War and wealthy tobacco plantation owner. In 1809, visiting a sister in Kentucky, she met young Lieutenant Zachary Taylor.
Margaret Taylor. As a figure in her husband's presidential life, Margaret Mackall Smith Taylor seemed to be more a phantom than a person, and for good reason. Few actually saw her either in person or on paper as she refused to sit for an official portrait or for a photograph.
Margaret Taylor. Zachary Taylor. Author John S.D. Eisenhower wrote on Mrs. Taylor: “In the upstairs quarters of the White House, Margaret Taylor ran a congenial and welcoming establishment,...
As First Lady, Margaret remained upstairs in the private family quarters and oversaw the White House staff. Her youngest daughter, Betty Bliss, served as White House Hostess for the sixteen months of the Taylor presidency. Margaret never fully recovered from the death of her husband.
Margaret Mackall Smith Taylor (September 21, 1788 – August 14, 1852), was the wife of Zachary Taylor, the President of the United States. She was First Lady of the United States from 1849 to 1850. Some people called her Peggy Smith.
