William Howard Taft
Politician
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boston.com - Latest Massachusetts news | 1 day ago
On this rock, a myth was built
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National Post | 1 day ago
Book Review: The Wilderness Warrior by Douglas Brinkley
In fact, Roosevelt was busy signing new National Forests into existence only hours before the inauguration of his successor, William Howard Taft. There is much to admire in Roosevelt, and the book is a lively read about this larger-than-life...
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Newsweek Columnists - George F. Will | 1 day ago
Obama: First Pacific President?
...Walker Bush, a future envoy to China, had his Grumman Avenger shot down. And before becoming America's 27th president, William Howard Taft governed the Philippines for about as many years as child Obama lived in Indonesia. In May 1900,...
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Huffington Post | 4 days ago
John R. Bohrer: The Last Time Byrd's Record Was Broken
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washingtonpost.com | 4 days ago
Today in History - Nov. 18
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Daily Campus | 5 days ago
Satirist cracks up McFarlin
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Power Line | 7 days ago
America's first pacific president?
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Arkansas Democrat Gazette | November 14, 2009
Check your knowledge
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Virginia Pilot | November 08, 2009
A home fit for a president in Ghent
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Cincinnati Enquirer | November 01, 2009
Author: President Taft got bum rap
...problem. Author: President Taft got bum rap By Howard Wilkinson hwilkinson@enquirer.com November 1, 2009 If William Howard Taft, the Cincinnatian who reached the presidency of the United States 100 years ago, is largely overlooked or...
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William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857 – March 8, 1930) was the 27th President of the United States and the 10th Chief Justice of the United States.
Born in 1857 in Cincinnati, Ohio, into the powerful Taft family, Taft graduated from Yale College in 1878, and later graduated from Cincinnati Law School in 1880. After his graduation from Cincinnati Law School, Taft worked in a number of local legal positions until being appointed a judge to the Ohio Superior Court in 1887. Taft was then appointed Solicitor General of the United States in 1890 and a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in 1891. In 1900, President William McKinley appointed Taft Governor-General of the Philippines. In 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt, then a political ally of Taft, appointed Taft Secretary of War in order to groom Taft as his successor to the presidency.
After leaving office, Taft spent his time in academia, arbitration, and seeking world peace through his self-founded League to Enforce Peace. In 1921, President Warren G. Harding appointed Taft Chief Justice of the United States, fulfilling Taft's lifelong dream. Taft served in this capacity until his death in 1930.
Weighing over 300 pounds on average, Taft was physically the heaviest American president ever elected. Taft is also, to date, the last U.S. president to have facial hair while in office.
- Birth Date:
- September 15, 1857
- Birthplace:
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Death Date:
- March 08, 1930
- Place of Death:
- Washington, D.C., United States
- Religion:
- Unitarian
- Spouse:
- Helen Herron Taft
- University Attended:
- Occupation:
- Lawyer, Jurist
- Political party:
- Republican
- Vice President:
- None
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