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William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857 – March 8, 1930) served as the 27th president of the United States from 1909 to 1913 and the tenth chief justice of the United States from 1921 to 1930.
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).
He signed the first tariff revision since 1897; established a postal savings system; formed the Interstate Commerce Commission; and prosecuted over 75 antitrust violations, far more than pursued by the "trust- buster" Theodore Roosevelt.
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 these offices.
Taft, free of the Presidency, served as a Professor of Law at Yale and as President of the American Bar Association until President Harding appointed him Chief Justice of United States Supreme Court in 1921, a position he held until just before his death in 1930.
His tenure on the Supreme Court became the crowning achievement of a life dedicated to law and public service. This timeline explores the key milestones of Taft’s life, tracing his journey from his early legal career to his lasting impact on American law and governance.
William Howard Taft has the distinction of being the only person in history to have been President and Chief Justice of the United States. After his death, his funeral was the first presidential funeral to be broadcast over the radio.
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 politics.
William Howard Taft was the 27th president of the United States from March 4, 1909, to March 4, 1913. Taft, a Republican from Ohio, and the chosen successor of President Theodore Roosevelt, took office after defeating Democrat William Jennings Bryan in the 1908 presidential election.
The presidency of William Howard Taft began on March 4, 1909, when William Howard Taft was inaugurated the 27th president of the United States and ended on March 4, 1913.