Mischler, Wendell W., 1870-

Wendell W. Mischler was born in Ripley, Ohio, in 1870. He served as President William Howard Taft's private secretary and continued in this capacity until Taft's death in 1930. He then served as private secretary to Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes until 1940. Mischler died in the early 1950s.

Wendell W. Mischler was born in Ripley, Ohio, in 1870. He served as President William Howard Taft's private secretary and continued in this capacity until Taft's death in 1930. He then served as private secretary to Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes until 1940. Mischler died in the early 1950s.

Wendell W. Mischler was born in 1870, in Ripley, Ohio. In 1896 he married Marie Gertrude Moore of Hot Springs, Arkansas. Mischler worked in the offices of the War Department in Washington, D.C. Through his work at the War Department, Mischler became acquainted with William Howard Taft, the secretary of war, who asked him to join his confidential staff as his private secretary.

Mischler remained as Taft's private secretary when Taft became president in 1909 and lived in New Haven, Connecticut, during the years Taft taught in the Yale University Law School, 1913-1921. Mischler acompanied Taft on vacations and speaking tours, taking charge of numerous details involved on these trips. Mischler returned to Washington, D.C. in 1921 when Taft was named chief justice of the United States Supreme Court and served Taft until Taft's death in 1930.

Mischler then served as private secretary to Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes. When Hughes retired from the court in 1940, Mischler also retired. He died in the early 1950s.