Zachary Taylor

Zachary Taylor

male, deceased (1850)
cause of death disputed, Defender of slavery, From Louisville, Kentucky, Old Rough and Ready, American, Kentucky politician…slaveholder
Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 - July 9, 1850) was an American military leader and the twelfth President of the United States. Known as "Old...
Martin van Buren

Martin van Buren

male, deceased (1862)
President of the United States, american revolution, Second Party System, Free Soil party, death from cardiovascular disease, vice president…slaveholder
Martin Van Buren (December 5 1782 - July 24 1862), nicknamed "Old Kinderhook", was the eighth President of the United States from 1837 to 1841....
James Monroe

James Monroe

male, deceased (1831)
war of 1812, President of the United States, University of Virginia, American, monroe doctrine, College of William and Mary alumni…slaveholder
James Monroe (April 28, 1758 - July 4, 1831) was the fifth President of the United States (1817-1825), and the fourth Virginian to hold the office....
Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant

male, deceased (1885)
appomattox court house, United States Army general, mexican-american war, Union Army, from St. Louis County, Missouri, from New York City…slaveholder
Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant, April 27, 1822 - July 23, 1885) was an American general and the eighteenth President of the United...
John Marshall

John Marshall

male, deceased (1835)
from Virginia, enumerated powers, Continental Army captains, Chief Justices of the United States, Founding Fathers of the United States, From Richmond, Virginia…slaveholder
John Marshall was born in Fauquier County, Virginia, on the 24th of September, 1755. He was the oldest of a family of fifteen children, and was the...
Stephen A. Douglas

Stephen A. Douglas

male, deceased (1861)
Bleeding Kansas, Secretary of State of Illinois, from Chicago, republican party, slaveholder, Illinois politician
Stephen Arnold Douglas (nicknamed the "Little Giant" because he was short but was considered by many a "giant" in politics) was an American...
John Tyler

John Tyler

male, deceased (1862)
Harrison cabinet, United States Congress, Federal Government, acting President, Democratic-Republican Party, Federal government of the United States…slaveholder
John Tyler, Jr. (March 29, 1790 - January 18, 1862) was the tenth (1841-1845) President of the United States. A long-time Democrat-Republican, he...
James K. Polk

James K. Polk

male, deceased (1849) (MECKLENBURG)
washington monument, speaker of the house, American, treaty of guadalupe hidalgo, compromise of 1850, manifest destiny…slaveholder
Often referred to as the first "dark horse" President, James K. Polk was the last of the Jacksonians to sit in the White House, and the last strong...
William Penn

William Penn

male, deceased (1718)
quaker, Fellow of the Royal Society, from Pennsylvania, Dutch American, Pacifist, united states constitution…slaveholder
William Penn (October 14, 1644 - July 30, 1718) founded the Province of Pennsylvania, the English North American colony that became the U.S. state...
John Bell

John Bell

male, deceased (1869) (Kermit, Texas, United States)
Democrat, american civil war, United States presidential candidate, "The Great Apostate", slaveholder, Tennessee politician
John Bell (also known as "The Great Apostate") (February 15, 1797 - September 10, 1869) was a U.S. politician, attorney, and plantation owner. A...