Mary Elizabeth Bliss
Daughter of US President Zachary Taylor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Taylor Bliss Dandridge (née Taylor; April 20, 1824 – July 25, 1909), was the youngest of the three surviving daughters of President Zachary Taylor and Margaret Smith.
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Mary Elizabeth Bliss | |
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Born | Mary Elizabeth Taylor (1824-04-20)April 20, 1824 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Died | July 25, 1909(1909-07-25) (aged 85) |
Spouses | Philip Pendleton Dandridge
(m. 1858; died 1881) |
Parent(s) | Zachary Taylor Margaret Smith |
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In 1848, after her father was elected president, Mary Elizabeth married William Wallace Smith Bliss, an army officer who had served with her father. Taylor appointed William Bliss as Presidential Secretary. At the age of 24, Mary Elizabeth Bliss served as First Lady during her father's presidency, as her mother declined the social role.[1]