- In office since
- March 4, 1849
- Left office
- July 9, 1850
- Born
- November 24, 1784
- Died
- July 9, 1850
- Religion
- Episcopal Church[2]
Life phases1
One octagon for each phase of the life of Zachary Taylor. Each of the eight axes is scored 0 to 5 against a written rubric from documented evidence, with its source; an axis without evidence is a gap, not a zero. There is no total and no ideal shape: it is a profile, not a ranking. Appearance and personality are not axes, because they cannot be scored from evidence.
No total and no ideal shape: a longer spoke means more of that axis, so a long Misconduct spoke is more documented misconduct.
Scores, rubric and sources
- 01Education1 of 5
- Medium confidenceAttended a school run by Elisha Ayer and an academy run by Kean O'Hara; formal schooling was sporadic and he did not attend college.[1]Highest attainment by then: 1 secondary school, 2 some college, 3 bachelor's degree, 4 master's or professional degree, 5 doctorate.
- 02WealthNo evidence
- Net worth or income against the national thresholds of the time: 1 below the median household, 3 top 5%, 5 top 0.1%.
- 03Position5 of 5
- High confidencePresident of the United States, March 1849 to July 1850.[3]Scope of the role held: 1 entry level, 3 senior manager or legislator, 5 head of state or government, or the top role of a major institution.
- 04Public standingNo evidence
- Public approval or favourability where it was measured: 1 under 20%, 3 35 to 50%, 5 over 65%.
- 05Health1 of 5
- Medium confidencePlagued by gastrointestinal illness on the 1849 Northeastern tour; died in the White House on July 9, 1850, aged 65, of a 'stomach disease' about 16 months into his term.[3]Documented health where an examination or disclosure exists: 5 no documented concern, 1 a serious documented condition.
- 06Misconduct0 of 5
- Medium confidenceIn the Galphin affair his Secretary of War George Crawford, the Attorney General and the Treasury Secretary settled a claim in which Crawford kept $94,176. The article reports no committee finding and does not implicate Taylor himself.[4]The documented legal and ethics record within the phase, as in the misconduct meter: 0 none documented, 1 only matters resolved in their favour, 2 an open matter, 3 one finding, 4 two or three, 5 four or more. More is more documented misconduct.
- 07Social goodNo evidence
- Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on health, safety, education, rights and the environment, from official statistics or peer-reviewed evidence: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
- 08Economic goodNo evidence
- Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on efficiency, growth and fiscal sustainability, from CBO and peer-reviewed evidence, as in the good-for-society reading: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
No sourced record has been added for Zachary Taylor yet.
Sources4
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- [1]
Health, weight and religion appear only where the person, their physician or a reputable outlet has published them; each links to its source.