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e. William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857 – March 8, 1930) was the 27th president of the United States, serving from 1909 to 1913, and the tenth chief justice of the United States, serving from 1921 to 1930, the only person to have held both offices. Taft was elected president in 1908, the chosen successor of Theodore Roosevelt, but was ...
Early in 1908, the only two Republican contenders running nationwide campaigns for the presidential nomination were Secretary of War William Howard Taft and Governor Joseph B. Foraker, both of Ohio. In the nomination contest, four states held primaries to select national convention delegates.
William Howard Taft is important to American History for his contributions as President and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. As President, he strengthened antitrust enforcement and conservation efforts, laying the groundwork for future progressive reforms.
The United States presidential election of 1908 was held on November 3, 1908. Republican William Howard Taft defeated Democrat William Jennings Bryan.
United States presidential election of 1912 was an American presidential election held on November 5, 1912, in which Democrat Woodrow Wilson defeated Bull Moose (Progressive) candidate and former Republican president Theodore Roosevelt and Republican incumbent president William Howard Taft.
William Howard Taft was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on September 15, 1857. From a prominent political family, he followed his forebears into law and was on track to be a career jurist, well on his way to his dream job of sitting on the Supreme Court, when he was sidetracked for a term as the 27th U.S. president by his wife and Theodore ...
United States Presidents and Their Families. An Armed Forces Full Honors Wreath-Laying Ceremony is held to commemorate the 163rd birthday of President William H. Taft, September 15, 2020. Only two U.S. presidents, William Howard Taft and John F. Kennedy, are buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
