President William Howard Taft

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President William Howard Taft was the 27th president of the United States, known for his trust-busting policies, later service as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and significant administrative reforms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chief Justice of the United States
President of the United States
human
almaMater University of Cincinnati
surface form: Cincinnati Law School

Yale University
appointedAsChiefJusticeBy Warren G. Harding
birthDate 1857-09-15
birthPlace Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
chiefJusticeTermEnd 1930-02-03
chiefJusticeTermStart 1921-07-11
child Charles Phelps Taft II
Helen Taft Manning
Robert A. Taft
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1930-03-08
deathPlace Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
familyName President William Howard Taft self-linksurface differs
surface form: Taft
givenName William
knownFor administrative reforms
being the only person to serve as both U.S. President and Chief Justice
civil service reform
trust-busting policies
memberOf Skull and Bones
middleName Howard
militaryConflict Philippine–American War (administrative role as Governor-General)
notableWork advocacy for the Sixteenth Amendment (federal income tax)
support for the establishment of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
occupation judge
lawyer
politician
politicalParty Republican Party
positionHeld 10th Chief Justice of the United States
27th President of the United States
Governor-General of the Philippines
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Provisional Governor of Cuba
Secretary of War
surface form: Secretary of War of the United States

Office of the Solicitor General
surface form: Solicitor General of the United States
precededBy Theodore Roosevelt
presidentialOrder 27
presidentialTermEnd 1913-03-04
presidentialTermStart 1909-03-04
religion Unitarianism
restingPlace Arlington National Cemetery
signatureImage Signature of William Howard Taft.svg
spouse Helen Herron Taft
succeededBy Woodrow Wilson
vicePresident James S. Sherman

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West Wing rebuiltFor President William Howard Taft
Arlington National Cemetery notableBurial President William Howard Taft
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Secretary of War positionHeldBy President William Howard Taft
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Fourth Party System in United States politics notableLeader President William Howard Taft
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ABA Medal hasRecipient President William Howard Taft
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American Cancer Society foundedBy President William Howard Taft
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Theodore Roosevelt successor President William Howard Taft
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Judicial Code of 1911 signedBy President William Howard Taft
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Judicial Code of 1911 signingPresident President William Howard Taft
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Skull and Bones hasNotableMember President William Howard Taft
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Oval Office commissionedBy President William Howard Taft
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Woodrow Wilson administration follows President William Howard Taft
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Progressive Era significantFigure President William Howard Taft
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Charles Evans Hughes appointedBy President William Howard Taft
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Robert A. Taft father President William Howard Taft
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Bernard M. Baruch advisorTo President William Howard Taft
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Woodrow Wilson precededBy President William Howard Taft
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Kalorama neighborhood notableResident President William Howard Taft
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Justice Willis Van Devanter appointedBy President William Howard Taft
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Justice Willis Van Devanter nominatedToSupremeCourtBy President William Howard Taft
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Henry L. Stimson appointedBy President William Howard Taft
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Devils Postpile National Monument establishedBy President William Howard Taft
Doris Kearns Goodwin hasWrittenAbout President William Howard Taft
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Willis Van Devanter appointedBy President William Howard Taft
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Governor-General of the Philippines officeHolder President William Howard Taft
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Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States hasNotableBurial President William Howard Taft
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Assistant Secretary of War officeHeldBy President William Howard Taft
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Anders Zorn notableWork President William Howard Taft
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61st United States Congress meetsDuringPresidencyOf President William Howard Taft
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Order of Skull and Bones hasNotableAlumnus President William Howard Taft
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Bonesmen hasNotableMember President William Howard Taft
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Colorado National Monument establishedBy President William Howard Taft
Provisional Governor of Cuba firstHolder President William Howard Taft
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Provisional Governor of Cuba officeHolder President William Howard Taft
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Charles Phelps Taft II father President William Howard Taft
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The Order hasNotableMember President William Howard Taft
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Shelby Moore Cullom servedUnderPresident President William Howard Taft
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Howard fullName President William Howard Taft
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Howard usedBy President William Howard Taft
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subject to Height of Buildings Act of 1910 signedBy President William Howard Taft
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United States presidential election, 1912 mainOpponent President William Howard Taft
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United States presidential election, 1912 incumbentPresident President William Howard Taft
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United States presidential election, 1912 candidate President William Howard Taft
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United States presidential election, 1912 candidateParty President William Howard Taft
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United States presidential election, 1912 electoralVotes President William Howard Taft
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James S. Sherman servedUnder President William Howard Taft
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Alphonso Taft child President William Howard Taft
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Alphonso Taft fatherOf President William Howard Taft
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Alphonso Taft notableRelative President William Howard Taft
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