Zachary Taylor Davis [SEP] place of death
Zachary Taylor Davis
Zachary Taylor Davis (May 26, 1869 – December 16, 1946) was the architect of several major Chicago buildings, including St. Ambrose (1904) Old Comiskey Park (1910), Wrigley Field (1914), Mount Carmel High School (1924), and St. James Chapel of Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary (1918).
Biography.
Davis was born in Aurora, Illinois, and graduated from the Chicago School of Architecture at Armour Institute (later Illinois Institute of Technology). After graduating
, Kentucky The 100th county established in Kentucky was named after Zachary Taylor.
- Rough and Ready, California; the historical origin of the town is depicted in a 1965 episode of the syndicated western television series, "Death Valley Days".
- Zachary Taylor Highway in Virginia
- Taylor, Michigan
President Taylor was also the namesake for architect Zachary Taylor Davis.
Assassination theories.
Almost immediately after his death, rumors began to circulate that Taylor was poisoned by pro-slavery Southerners, and similar theories