Biography william howard taft
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Biography william howard taft
William Howard Taft
William Howard Taft | |
|---|---|
Portrait c. 1909 | |
| In office March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913 | |
| Vice President | James S.
Sherman |
| Preceded by | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Succeeded by | Woodrow Wilson |
| In office July 11, 1921 – February 3, 1930 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Douglass White |
| Succeeded by | Charles Evans Hughes |
| Born | (1857-09-15)September 15, 1857 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | March 8, 1930(1930-03-08) (aged 72) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Herron Taft |
William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857 – March 8, 1930) was the 27th president of the United States from 1909 to 1913.
He was the only president who also served as a Supreme Courtchief justice. He was 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed over 350 pounds (160 kg) at the end of his presidency. A well-known myth about Taft is that he got stuck in a bathtub.