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William Howard Taft

27th president of the United States (1909–1913) and the tenth chief justice of the United States (1921–1930), the only person to have held both offices.

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27th President of the United States from 1909 to 1913 (1857–1930)

Born 1857
Died 1930

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We need a photo of William Howard Taft

27th President of the United States from 1909 to 1913 (1857–1930)

Born 1857
Died 1930

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Politics and government Foreign relations World War, 1914-1918 League of Nations Presidents History Peace International Arbitration Legal ethics Arbitration (International law) Constitutional law Political and social views Taft, william h. (william howard), 1857-1930 United States Commerce Executive power League to Enforce Peace (U.S.) Arbitration, International Economic conditions Judges Presidents, united states Speeches, addresses, etc., American United States. Supreme Court War work African Americans

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United States Philippines Great Britain Canada Costa Rica Washington (D.C.) Austria Cincinnati Cuba France Germany Hodgenville Kentucky New York (State) Ohio Panama Canal (Panama) Puerto Rico Russia Southern States

People

William H. Taft (1857-1930) Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) Philander C. Knox (1853-1921) Albert Jeremiah Beveridge (1862-1927) Alphonso Taft (1810-1891) Archibald Willingham Butt (1866-1912) Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) Charles Curtis (1860-1936) Charles Dyer Norton (1871-1922) Charles Evans Hughes (1862-1948) Charles W. Fairbanks (1852-1918) Chester Alan Arthur (1829-1886) Edward Douglass White (1845-1921) Elihu Root (1845-1937) Francis G. Newlands (1848-1917) Frank B. Kellogg (1856-1937) George B. Cortelyou (1862-1940) George W. Wickersham (1858-1936) George Washington (1732-1799) Gifford Pinchot (1865-1946) Henry Cabot Lodge (1850-1924) Henry L. Stimson (1867-1950) J. S. Sherman (1855-1912) James Bryce Bryce Viscount (1838-1922) James Wilson (1835-1920)

Time

1909-1913 1901-1909 1898-1935 1865-1918 1901-1953 1865-1921 1865-1933 1912 1913-1921 20th century Civil War, 1861-1865

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Alternative names

  • William Howard Taft
  • Taft, William Howard, President, U.S., 1857-1930.
  • William Howard W Taft
  • Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
  • William H. Tast
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