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William
H. Taft
27th President of the United States
March 4, 1909 to March 3, 1913
Nicknames: None
Born: September 15, 1857, in Cincinnati, Ohio
Died: March 8, 1930, In Washington, DC
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Father:
Alphonso
Taft
Mother: Louisa Maria Torrey Taft
Married: Helen
Herron (1861-1943), on June 19, 1886
Children: Robert
Alphonso Taft (1889-1953); Helen Herron Taft
(1891-1987); Charles Phelps Taft (1897-1983)
Religion:
Unitarian
Education: Graduated from Yale College
(1878); Cincinnati Law School (1880)
Occupation: Lawyer, public official
Political Party: Republican
Other Government Positions:
- Judge in
Ohio Superior Court, 1887-90
- U.S.
Solicitor General, 1890-92
- U.S. Circuit
Court Judge, 1892-1900
- Governor of
the Philippines, 1901-04
- Secretary of
War, 1904-08
- Chief
Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1921-30
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