Taft, William Howard, 1857-1930

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William Howard Taft (1857-1930) was an American politician who served as U.S. President (1908-1912) and Chief Justitce of the Supreme Court (1921-1930).

1857 Born in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 15th 1878 Graduated from Yale University 1880 Graduated from Cincinnati Law School 1880 1892 Solicitor General under President Benjamin Harrison 1886 Married Helen Herron on June 19th 1892 1900 Judge for the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals 1900 1904 Chief Administrator of the Philippines 1904 1908 Secretary of War under President Theodore Roosevelt 1908 1912 President of the United States 1921 1930 Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (nominated by President Warren G. Harding) 1930 Died on March 8th; first U.S. President to be buried in Arlington National Cemetary From the guide to the William H. Taft Letters, 1891-1929, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)

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