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v. t. e. William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857 – March 8, 1930) was an American politician and lawyer who 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.
William Howard Taft (born September 15, 1857, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.—died March 8, 1930, Washington, D.C.) was the 27th president of the United States (1909–13) and 10th chief justice of the United States (1921–30).
William Howard Taft’s entry into politics came through judicial appointments. Until date, he remains the only person to have served as both US President and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Let’s take a closer look at the 27th President of the United States
Taft achieved some of his most significant transportation-related accomplishments through his support for the Good Roads Movement, a grassroots-led campaign initially started by bicyclists.
William Howard Taft - Supreme Court, Diplomacy, Legacy: On his departure from the White House, Taft returned to Yale, where he became a professor of constitutional law. With the entry of the United States into World War I, he served on the National War Labor Board, and at the war’s conclusion he strongly supported American participation in ...
The presidency of William Howard Taft began on March 4, 1909, when William Howard Taft was inaugurated as 27th president of the United States, and ended on March 4, 1913. Taft was a Republican from Ohio.
On the same night Lincoln was killed in 1865, his secretary of state, William Seward, was attacked but survived. At the same time, the plot was for then-Vice President Andrew Johnson to also be...
