Zachary Taylor
Born: November 24, 1784
Died: July 9, 1850
Slaves Owned: 100+
Known For: Being the 12th president. Being a Mexican-American and War of 1812 "hero." Harassing Indigenous people. Dying 2 years into his presidency.
Taylor helped New Mexico, California, and Utah become states in the Union. His biggest goal was to keep the Union together, at all costs. He was against expanding slave-owning territory in the Union, because of what it meant for keeping the states together, but I guess he was cool with it as long as he still got to participate in slave-owning himself.
He was raised in a slave-owning family, and brought his enslaved manservents with him to the White House as president, and to help serve him in the wars he fought in. He clearly did not care for their safety or welfare. Instead of freeing his slaves upon his death, his will stated that they be passed to his wife and children. Stand up fella, this guy...
Sources:
The official White House page.
Here's an unbalanced look at the president that doesn't mention slavery at all.
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