William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857 – March 8, 1930) was the 27th president of the United States, serving from 1909 to 1913, and the tenth chief justice of the United States, serving from 1921 to 1930. He is the only person to have held both offices.

William Howard Taft was the 27th president (1909–13) and 10th chief justice of the United States (1921–30). As president, Taft alienated progressive Republicans, thereby contributing to the split in Republican ranks in 1912, to the formation of the Bull Moose Party, and to his failure to win a …

Jul 23, 2020 · Here are 12 examples of US President William Howard Taft’s greatest accomplishments, which includes how he became a federal judge in his early 30s.

Oct 29, 2009 · 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. He was the only person to hold both...

Apr 2, 2014 · Best Known For: William Howard Taft, the 27th president of the United States, fulfilled a lifelong dream when he was appointed chief justice of the Supreme Court, becoming the only person to...

The year 1926 witnessed a significant decision in American constitutional history: the 6–3 ruling in myers v. united states upholding the President's power to remove a postmaster without the consent of the Senate. Said Taft: "I never wrote an opinion that I …

From 1910 until his death he served as the 10th Chief Justice of the United States, but is perhaps best remembered for being the heaviest President in U.S. history, tipping the scales at 340lbs. In 1886, he married the "unconventional" Nellie Herron and they were the parents of three children.

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), the only person to have served in both of these offices.

Sep 19, 2023 · The Senate confirmed Taft's nomination the same day it was sent to it. Taft thus became the only person to serve as both President and as a Justice of the Supreme Court. Taft was a conservative judge who distrusted reform legislation that he believed too radical.

May 23, 2018 · For the next twenty years he received increasingly important judicial positions from Republican hands before serving Presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt as the first civil governor of the Philippines (1901 – 1904) and then as Roosevelt's secretary of …