Richard Taylor (1826-1879)

Lt.-Gen. "Dick" Taylor, of "Fashion Plantation" Hahnville, Louisiana

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He was the only son of U.S. President Zachary Taylor and the brother-in-law of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States. He was a Louisiana statesman and a member of the 1861 Secession Convention. 

Parents

Zachary Taylor

Major-General Zachary Taylor, 12th President of the United States (1849-1850)

1784-1850

Margaret (Smith) Taylor

Mrs "Peggy" Mackall (Smith) Taylor, First Lady of the United States

1788-1852

Spouse

Mythre (Bringier) Taylor

Mrs "Mimi" Louise-Marie-Myrthe (Bringier) Taylor

1834-1875

Children

Louise Margaret Taylor

Louise Margaret Taylor, of New Orleans

1852-1901

Elizabeth (Taylor) Stauffer

Mrs Elizabeth Myrthe (Taylor) Stauffer

1854-1936

Mythre (Taylor) Stauffer

Mrs Mythre Bianca (Taylor) Stauffer

1864-1942

Zachary Taylor

"Zach" Taylor, died in childhood

1858-1864

Richard Taylor

Died in childhood

1860-1864

Associated Houses

Zachary Taylor House

Louisville, Kentucky

Richard Taylor: Soldier Prince of Dixie By T. Michael Parrish

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