Which former general and hero of the Mexican-American War, nicknamed 'Old Rough and Ready', served as the 12th president but died after only 16 months in office?

• A William Henry Harrison
• B Zachary Taylor ✓
• C Franklin Pierce
• D James K. Polk

Zachary Taylor died in July 1850, likely of acute gastroenteritis from consuming contaminated food and milk at a Fourth of July celebration, though assassination theories persist.