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Born
William Howard Taft was born in Cincinati, Ohio -
Graduated Yale
Taft studied at Yale College and graduated in the year of 1878 -
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
Taft served as president from 1909-1913 -
Renominated
Taft gets renominated by the Republicans -
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.
