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Richard Taylor owned nearly 200 slaves.Richard Taylor was Confederate President Jefferson Davis’s brother-in-law.Both of Richard and Marie Taylor’s sons died of scarlet fever during the American Civil War.Richard and Marie Taylor had five children, two sons and three daughters.Richard Taylor married Louise Marie Myrthe Bringier on February 10, 1851.Richard Taylor became one of the richest men in Louisiana when he inherited the family plantation after his father died in 1850.In 1850, Richard Taylor persuaded his father to purchase “Fashion”, a large sugar cane plantation in St.

Richard Taylor managed his family’s cotton plantation in Jefferson County, Mississippi.

Richard Taylor was forced to leave military service during the Mexican-American War because he suffered from severe rheumatoid arthritis.

During the Mexican-American War, Richard Taylor served as his father’s as the military secretary.

In 1845, Richard Taylor graduated from Yale College.In 1843, Richard Taylor entered Harvard College as a junior.As a young man, Richard Taylor lived for a year in France.Richard Taylor studied classics for three years in Edinburg, Scotland.Richard Taylor received his early education in private schools in Kentucky and Massachusetts.Richard Taylor spent much of his early life on the American frontier, where his father commanded several forts.Richard Taylor was the youngest child and only son of President Zachary Taylor and Margaret Mackall (Smith).Richard Taylor was named after his paternal grandfather, Richard Lee Taylor, who served in the American Revolution.President Zachary Taylor and Margaret Mackall (Smith) Taylor.Near Louisville, Kentucky, on his family’s plantation, “Springfield.”.