William Howard Taft1

ID #11746, (1857-1930)
William Howard Taft|b. 15 Sep 1857\nd. 8 Mar 1930|p11746.htm|Alphonso Taft|b. 5 Nov 1810\nd. 21 May 1891|p11745.htm|Louisa Maria Torrey|b. 11 Sep 1827\nd. 8 Dec 1907|p11744.htm|||||||Samuel D. Torrey|b. 14 Apr 1789\nd. 23 Dec 1877|p11743.htm|Susan H. Waters|b. 4 Apr 1803\nd. 3 Feb 1866|p11742.htm|
FatherAlphonso Taft1 b. 5 Nov 1810, d. 21 May 1891
MotherLouisa Maria Torrey1 b. 11 Sep 1827, d. 8 Dec 1907
Relationship9th cousin 1 time removed of Linda Sargent.
William Howard Taft
     William Howard Taft was born on 15 September 1857, in Cincinnati, Ohio.1 He graduated from Yale College in New Haven, CT, in 1878.2 He married Helen Herron on Saturday, 19 June 1886 in Cincinnati, Ohio.1 William Howard Taft was the first Civil Governor of the Philippines.2 He was the twenty-seventh President of the United States.2 Between 11 July 1921 and 3 February 1930 William Howard Taft was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He considered this to be the high point of his career.2 He died on 8 March 1930 in Washington, DC, at age 72.1 He was buried at the Arlington Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.1 Additional information can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Howard_Taft.

Family

Helen Herron b. 2 Jun 1861, d. 22 May 1943
Children
ChartsTaft and Elizabeth Lewis Sargent

Sources of Information

  1. Sharon, family tree titled "Our Royal Ancestors", RootsWeb World Connect, www.rootsweb.com, from database named royalancestors, updated May 2007, viewed Aug 2008.
  2. Wikipedia, On-line database of general knowledge contributed by the public www.en.wikipedia.org, viewed Aug 2008.

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