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Margaret Taylor

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The Resume

    (September 21, 1788-August 18, 1852)
    Birth name is Margaret Mackall Smith
    First Lady (November 24, 1839-July 9, 1840)
    Married President Zachary Taylor (June 21, 1810)

Why she might be annoying:

    She prayed that her husband Zachary Taylor would lose the election.
    She was upset that Zachary Taylor's presidency interfered with her social life.
    She went to church every day.
    Although it is her right, she absolutely refused the duties of being first lady.
    Her daughter, Mary Elizabeth Taylor, took over duties as white house hostess.
    More than a dozen slaves were used to assist in White House social functions.
    She was frail and unhealthy.
    When President Zachary Taylor died of Cholera, she would not believe it and kept feeling for his pulse (July 9, 1850).

Why she might not be annoying:

    She enjoyed decorating the White House.
    During much of her marriage, she lived as a pioneer moving from the frontiers.
    She collapsed a few times at President Zachary Taylor's funeral.
    There was a rumor for over a century the she poisoned President Zachary Taylor.
    The rumors were so strong and long lasting that President Zachary Taylor's body was exhumed and it was verified, he was not poisoned (1991).
    She was so private that little is known of her and pictures of her youth are in private hands.
    All three of her daughters married military men. Her son was a Lieutenant General in the Confederacy.

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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 12 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 20 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 22 Votes: 59.09% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 58 Votes: 39.66% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 31 Votes: 51.61% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 88 Votes: 65.91% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 100 Votes: 63.00% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 39 Votes: 64.10% Annoying