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Taft Timeline

By 22ecsmith

  • Born

    William Howard Taft was born in Cincinati, Ohio
  • Graduated Yale

    Graduated Yale

    Taft studied at Yale College and graduated in the year of 1878
  • Married

    Married

    Taft married Helon Herron and had three kids; Robert Alphonso Taft, Helen Herron Taft, and Charles Phelps Taft.

  • Judge

    Taft served as the Judge of Ohio Superior court from 1887-1890

  • U.S. Solicitor General

    Taft served as the U.S. Solicitor General from 1890-1892

  • U.S. Circuit Court Judge

    Taft served as the U.S. Circuit Court Judge from 1892 to 1900

  • Chief Civil Administrator

    President McKinley sent Taft to the Philippines as chief civil administrator

  • Governor of the Philippines

    Taft served as the Gov. of the Philippines from 1901 to 1904

  • Secretory of War

    Taft was Secretory of War under Roosevelt from 1904 to 1908

  • Successor

    President Roosevelt made Taft secretory of war and then decided for him to be his successor
  • Elected as the 27th U.S. President

    Elected as the 27th U.S. President

    Taft served as president from 1909-1913

  • Renominated

    Taft gets renominated by the Republicans
  • 10th Chief Justice

    10th Chief Justice

    Taft was the only man to serve as both President of the United States and Chief Justice (1921-1930)

  • Died

    Before his death, Taft was free of presidency and took the role of the Professor of Law at Yale. Taft died in Washington D.C.