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Taft, William Howard (1857-1930)

Name:
Taft, William Howard (1857-1930)
Title:
Solicitor General, United States, 1890-1892
Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1892-1900
Governor General of the Philippines, 1901-1903
Provisional Governor of Cuba, 1906
Secretary of War, United States, 1904-1908
President of the United States, 1909-1913
Kent Professor of Law and Legal History, Yale Law School, 1913-
Chief Justice, United States Supreme Court, 1921-1930
Born:
09/15/1857
Birthplace:
Cincinnati, OH
Died:
03/08/1930
Death Location:
Washington, DC
Residence:
Cincinnati, OH
Washington, DC
New Haven, CT
Nationality:
American
Occupation:
Lawyer
Father:
Taft, Alphonso (1810-1891)
Mother:
Torrey, Louisa Maria (1827-1907)
Spouse:
Herron, Helen (1861-1943), 1886
Children:
Robert
Helen
Charles
Notes:
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
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