William Howard Taft

William Howard Taft is deceased (1930). William Howard Taft is connected with War in the officeholder data. William Howard Taft served as Chief Justice of the United States.

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Biography

Born 1857-09-15 · Died 1930-03-08

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

Occupations

judge
lawyer
prosecutor
pedagogue
university teacher
politician
statesperson
writer
jurist

Terms in office & positions

President of the United States — 1909-03-04 – 1913-03-04
Chief Justice of the United States — 1921-07-11 – 1930-02-03
United States Secretary of War — 1904-02-01 – 1908-06-30
Governor of Cuba — 1906-09-29 – 1906-10-13
Governor-General of the Philippines — 1901-07-04 – 1903-12-23
Solicitor General of the United States — 1890-02-00 – present
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit — 1892-03-00 – 1900-00-00
President-elect of the United States — 1908-11-03 – 1909-03-04
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