William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857 – March 8, 1930) was the 27th president of the United States from 1909 to 1913 and the tenth chief justice of the United States from 1921 to 1930.

Dec 19, 2025 · 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 …

Oct 29, 2009 · As U.S. president from 1909 to 1913 and chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1921 to 1930, William Howard Taft became the only man in history to hold the highest post in both the...

Apr 2, 2014 · William Howard Taft died on March 8, 1930, at his home in Washington, D.C. He was the first president to be buried in Arlington Cemetery, and the first to have a funeral broadcast on the...

William Howard Taft was elected the 27th President of the United States (1909-1913) and later became the tenth Chief Justice of the United States (1921-1930), the only person to have served in both of …

Taft's lifelong ambition was to serve as Chief Justice of the United States, to which he was appointed after leaving the presidency. He remains the only man in American history to have gained the highest …

William Howard Taft (b. on September 15, 1857, in Cincinnati, Ohio) was the 27th president of the United States. He served from 1909 until 1913, when he was defeated in his re-election bid by …

William Howard Taft was born on September 15, 1857, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to judge Alphonso Taft and his wife Louisa. He graduated from Yale, and then returned to Ohio, studied at the Cincinnati Law …

Jan 26, 2025 · William Howard Taft, the 27th President of the United States and the only person to also serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, was a pivotal figure in early 20th-century American …

Taft enjoyed his experience on the bench and left reluctantly to become civilian governor of the Philippines in the aftermath of the Spanish-American War. Three years later, President Theodore …