Life Facts
Personal:
• First Lady: Helen "Nellie" Herron Taft, Wife
• Wife's Maiden Name: Helen Herron
• Number of Children: 3
• Education Level: Graduate
• School Attended: Yale University, University of Cincinnati
• Religion: Unitarian
• Profession: Lawyer, Reporter, Professor, Dean of University of Cincinnati Law School
Public Service:
• Dates of Presidency: 3/4/1909 - 3/3/1913
• Presidency Number: 27
• Number of Terms: 1
• Why Presidency Ended: Defeated
• Party: Republican
• His Vice President(s): James Sherman
• Cabinet Service: Secretary of War (Theodore Roosevelt, 1904-1908)
• Other Offices: Commissioner of the Philippines; Governor-General of the Philippines; Chief Justice of the United States (1921-1930)
Footnotes
Methodology and Resources
Presidential Places
Birthplace:
William Howard Taft National Historic Site
Gravesite: Arlington National Cemetery
Museum: The Taft Museum
Reference Material
Bibliography
Inaugural Address
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