• Yale College photograph of Taft, c. 1878. William Howard Taft was born September 15, 1857, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Alphonso Taft and Louise Torrey.[2]...
  • Distinguished jurist, effective administrator, but poor politician, William Howard Taft spent four uncomfortable years in the White House.
  • William Howard Taft was the 27th president (1909–13) and 10th chief justice of the United States (1921–30).
  • William Howard Taft was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on September 15, 1857. From a prominent political family, he followed his forebears into law and was on...
  • Essential Facts
    • William Howard Taft was born in 1857 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
    • Taft served as the 27th President of the United States from 1909 to 1913.
  • His handpicked successor, William Howard Taft, proved to be such a departure that Roosevelt himself challenged Taft's reelection campaign.
  • 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)...
  • William Howard Taft's Childhood and Education. Taft was born on Sept. ... Kelly, Martin. "William Howard Taft Biography: 27th President of the United States."
  • Republican William Howard Taft (1857‑1930) served as the 27th president of the United States from 1909 to 1913, and later became a Supreme Court Justice.
  • Alphonso Taft married Louise Torrey and welcomed William Howard Taft into the world throughout Cincinnati, Ohio, around September 15, 1857.