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President Zachary Taylor Zachary Taylor

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Zachary Taylor


  • First president who had served in no prior elected office.
  • First president to serve in the Mexican–American War.
  • First president to take office while his party held a minority of seats in the U.S. Senate.
  • First president to win election with his party holding no majority in either house of Congress.
  • First president to win the U.S. presidential election in November.
  • First president to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal more than once.
  • First president to use the term "First Lady".
  • First president to be a second cousin of a previous president. (James Madison)