William Howard Taft 27th President of the United States (1909-1913) 1857–1930

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William Howard Taft 27th President of the United States (1909-1913), 1857–1930 (aged 72 years)

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William Howard Taft 27th President of the United States (1909-1913)

Name: William Howard /Taft/ 27th President of the United States (1909-1913)
Given names: William Howard
Surname: Taft
Name suffix: 27th President of the United States (1909-1913)

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Family with parents
father	Links Birth: 1810 Death: 1891 Reference number: Taft-2 Unique identifier: 3266BFB573C68848AF26CC242E5772CC9DE6 Unique identifier: 9C02271268C77D41AF2E51CE87444BFDD3A3 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Fanny Phelps Charles Phelps Taft Peter Rawson Taft Family with spouse Louisa Maria Torrey Samuel Davenport Taft William Howard Taft 27th President of the United States (1909-1913) Henry Waters Taft Horace Dutton Taft Frances Louise Taft Alphonso Taft 1810–1891 Birth: 1810 Death: 1891
mother	Links Birth: 1827 Death: 1907 Reference number: Taft-3 Unique identifier: 9C02271268C77D41AF2E51CE87444BFDD3A3 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Alphonso Taft Samuel Davenport Taft William Howard Taft 27th President of the United States (1909-1913) Henry Waters Taft Horace Dutton Taft Frances Louise Taft Louisa Maria Torrey 1827–1907 Birth: 1827 Death: 1907
elder brother	Links Birth: 1855 45 28 Death: 1855 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Samuel Davenport Taft 1855–1855 Birth: 1855 45 28 Death: 1855
3 years himself	Links Birth: 15 September 1857 47 30 — Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Marriage: 19 June 1886 — Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Death: 8 March 1930 — Washington, District of Columbia, USA Burial: Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Reference number: Taft-1 Unique identifier: FADD58A81DE2D34D8F55580D5A0341F1CEF0 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Helen Herron Robert Alphonso Taft Helen Herron Taft Charles Phelps Taft William Howard Taft 27th President of the United States (1909-1913) 1857–1930 Birth: 15 September 1857 47 30 — Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Death: 8 March 1930 — Washington, District of Columbia, USA
2 years younger brother	Links Birth: 1859 49 32 Death: Unique identifier: 6F888E2BC32DAB44A164E00E9A6FE3A00E65 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Julia Walbridge Smith Henry Waters Taft 1859–… Birth: 1859 49 32 Death:
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: 1861 51 34 Death: 1943 Unique identifier: D02F0A843A4D194496E166DF0F06FD91D0D5 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Winifred S. Thompson Horace Dutton Taft 1861–1943 Birth: 1861 51 34 Death: 1943
5 years younger sister	Links Birth: 1865 55 38 Death: Unique identifier: 73C2DB0861A11A45A88E6B6CBD5981F3108C Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William A. Edwards Frances Louise Taft 1865–… Birth: 1865 55 38 Death:

Father’s family with Fanny Phelps
father	Links Birth: 1810 Death: 1891 Reference number: Taft-2 Unique identifier: 3266BFB573C68848AF26CC242E5772CC9DE6 Unique identifier: 9C02271268C77D41AF2E51CE87444BFDD3A3 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Fanny Phelps Charles Phelps Taft Peter Rawson Taft Family with spouse Louisa Maria Torrey Samuel Davenport Taft William Howard Taft 27th President of the United States (1909-1913) Henry Waters Taft Horace Dutton Taft Frances Louise Taft Alphonso Taft 1810–1891 Birth: 1810 Death: 1891
father’s partner	Links Birth: 1823 Death: 1852 Unique identifier: 3266BFB573C68848AF26CC242E5772CC9DE6 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Alphonso Taft Charles Phelps Taft Peter Rawson Taft Fanny Phelps 1823–1852 Birth: 1823 Death: 1852
half-brother	Links Birth: 1843 33 20 Death: 1923 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Charles Phelps Taft 1843–1923 Birth: 1843 33 20 Death: 1923
3 years half-brother	Links Birth: 1845 35 22 Death: 1889 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Peter Rawson Taft 1845–1889 Birth: 1845 35 22 Death: 1889

Family with Helen Herron
himself	Links Birth: 15 September 1857 47 30 — Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Marriage: 19 June 1886 — Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Death: 8 March 1930 — Washington, District of Columbia, USA Burial: Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Reference number: Taft-1 Unique identifier: FADD58A81DE2D34D8F55580D5A0341F1CEF0 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Helen Herron Robert Alphonso Taft Helen Herron Taft Charles Phelps Taft William Howard Taft 27th President of the United States (1909-1913) 1857–1930 Birth: 15 September 1857 47 30 — Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Death: 8 March 1930 — Washington, District of Columbia, USA
wife	Links Birth: 2 June 1861 — Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Marriage: 19 June 1886 — Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Death: 22 May 1943 — Washington, District of Columbia, USA Burial: Arlington County, Virginia, USA Unique identifier: FADD58A81DE2D34D8F55580D5A0341F1CEF0 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Howard Taft 27th President of the United States (1909-1913) Robert Alphonso Taft Helen Herron Taft Charles Phelps Taft Helen Herron 1861–1943 Birth: 2 June 1861 — Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Death: 22 May 1943 — Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Marriage	Marriage — 19 June 1886 — Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
3 years son	Links Birth: 8 September 1889 31 28 — Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Marriage: 17 October 1914 — Washington, District of Columbia, USA Death: 31 July 1953 — New York City, New York, USA Unique identifier: 1D504158AC76D040AE9A8ECCE9FCCB901ABC Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Martha Wheaton Wheaton-Bowers Robert Alphonso Taft 1889–1953 Birth: 8 September 1889 31 28 — Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Death: 31 July 1953 — New York City, New York, USA
23 months daughter	Links Birth: 1 August 1891 33 30 — Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Marriage: 15 July 1920 Death: Unique identifier: 1077143CB110B142928B2FE2BA01FEF76914 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Frederick Johnson Manning Helen Herron Taft 1891–… Birth: 1 August 1891 33 30 — Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Death:
6 years son	Links Birth: 20 September 1897 40 36 — Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Marriage: 6 October 1917 — Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA Unique identifier: 74C12EE1C59C3C42B6116CC814CAC3814066 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Eleanor Kellogg Chase Charles Phelps Taft 1897–… Birth: 20 September 1897 40 36 — Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA

Events of close relatives
Birth	15 September 1857 47 30 Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Birth of a brother	Henry Waters Taft 1859
Birth of a brother	Horace Dutton Taft 1861
Birth of a sister	Frances Louise Taft 1865
Marriage	Helen Herron — View this family 19 June 1886 (aged 28 years) Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Death of a half-brother	Peter Rawson Taft 1889
Birth of a son	Robert Alphonso Taft 8 September 1889 Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Death of a father	Alphonso Taft 1891
Birth of a daughter	Helen Herron Taft 1 August 1891 Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Birth of a son	Charles Phelps Taft 20 September 1897 Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Death of a mother	Louisa Maria Torrey 1907
Marriage of a son	Robert Alphonso Taft — Martha Wheaton Wheaton-Bowers — View this family 17 October 1914 Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Marriage of a son	Charles Phelps Taft — Eleanor Kellogg Chase — View this family 6 October 1917 Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Marriage of a daughter	Frederick Johnson Manning — Helen Herron Taft — View this family 15 July 1920
Death of a half-brother	Charles Phelps Taft 1923
Death	8 March 1930 (aged 72 years) Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Burial	Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Cemetery: Arlington Cemetery
Reference number	Taft-1
Unique identifier	9E7791FD92C4FD44BE82324D06825B86622F
Last change	2 March 2013 – 20:15:33 Author of last change: Danny

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Note	He won the Republican Nomination after he was recommended by Theodore Roosevelt, and won the 1908 election over William J. Bryan, by a popular vote of 7,675,320 to 6,412,294, and an electoral vote of 321 to 162. James S. Sherman was his vice-president. He became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court on 30th June 1921. He was nicknamed "Big Bill" because of his size (he weighed 332 pounds).

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Media object	William Howard Taft, 27th President of the United States (1909-1913).