[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 172 (Thursday, November 19, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2822-E2823]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         COMMEMORATING THE BIRTHDAY OF PRESIDENT ZACHARY TAYLOR

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                           HON. FRANK R. WOLF

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 19, 2009

  Mr. WOLF. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the birthday of 
a great American president, Zachary Taylor.
  Zachary Taylor was born on a farm in Barboursville, Virginia, on 
November 24, 1784. His father had served with George Washington in the 
Revolutionary War and his family members were prominent planters. 
Zachary Taylor had a 40-year military career in the U.S. Army, serving 
in the War of 1812, Black Hawk War, Second Seminole War, and the 
Mexican-American War, where he earned the nickname ``Old Rough and 
Ready,'' because of his willingness to share his troops' hardships. 
Taylor became a national hero after facing overwhelming odds to triumph 
in a battle against the Mexican General Santa Anna at Buena Vista.

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  This extraordinary record of service to the Nation was further 
enhanced when Zachary Taylor was elected president of the United States 
in 1848. Under his administration, the Department of the Interior was 
created. Much of Taylor's administration was focused on the issue of 
the expansion of slavery, with the Compromise of 1850 coming shortly 
after his death.
  Madam Speaker, I call the attention of the House to the life, legacy, 
and accomplishments of Zachary Taylor on the upcoming 225th anniversary 
of his birthday.

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