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William H. Taft
The 27th President of the United States, Taft also became the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court after his term in office.
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Why did president Taft lose in 1912?
Taft ran for re-election, but when a bitter Theodore Roosevelt split the vote by forming the Progressive Bull Moose Party, it opened the door for the election of the Democrat candidate, Woodrow Wilson.
Was william howard taft ever vice president?
Yes, he was the fattest president. They made him a custom-sized bathtub in the White House. It can fit about 4 men.
What position did Taft hold from 1921-1930?
William H. Taft was Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court during that time frame.
What was William Taft's home state?
William Taft was born in Ohio. He was born September 15, 1857 in Cincinnati, Ohi.
What was William Howard Taft known for?
President: William H. Taft (September 15, 1857 - March 8, 1930)
Term: March 4, 1909 - March 4, 1913
Background: Taft was born on September 15, 1857 near Cincinnati, Ohio. Taft's father, Alphonso Taft, served as Secretary of War under Ulysses S. Grant. Taft attended Woodward High School and then attended Yale College. He graduated second of his class out of 121 students. After Yale, he attended Cincinnati Law School. While there, he worked on the newspaper, The Cincinnati Commercial. Some of his early political positions were Fifth United States Solicitor General, First Civil Governor of the Philippines, 42nd Secretary of War, First Provisional Governor of Cuba, and Tenth Chief Justice to the United States.
Political Party: Republican
Vice-President:
James S. Sherman (1909-1912)
None (1912-1913)
Major Domestic Policy: The main reason that Taft was elected was because of the support he received from Roosevelt after he decided not to run for a third term. It was easy to beat William Jennings Bryan because the Republicans had majority over Congress. Despite the support, many controversies surrounded his term. Almost immediately, Representative Payne proposed a low tariff, but by the time the revision done by Congress were done, the tariff had rose many rates. Instead of vetoing it, Taft passed it and called it, "one of the best tariffs passed by the Republicans." Even though Taft's term was surrounded by controversy, he continued to crack down on big business and break up trusts. He passed the Mann-Elkins Act of 1910, which gave more power to the ICC and prevented new rates.
Major Foreign Policy: There were no major foreign events during Taft's presidency. Europe wasn't far from a major war, but there were no major events there. Therefore, Taft focused on domestic issues. Taft did practice Dollar Diplomacy, which was a foreign policy adopted by the United States to further its aims in East Asia and Latin America through economic power and loans granted to other countries.
Major Supreme Court Cases:
Standard Oil Co. of NJ vs. United States (1909): The Supreme Court ruled that Standard Oil violated the Sherman Act, but the Sherman Act was amended so that only "unreasonable" contracts would violate the law.
ICC b. Illinois Central Railroad Company (1909): The Supreme Court ruled that they would only review cases where orders violated the Constitution.
Coyle vs. Smith (1910): The Supreme Court ruled that Oklahoma had the right to locate its seat of government, or it's capital, and that Congress has no right to regulate that.
Gompers vs. Buck's Stove & Range Company (1910): The Supreme Court refused to reexamine the validity of an injunction made by Samuel Gompers against certain companies because a lower court issued the injunction. However, the convictions were reversed when the lower court treated the case as criminal, when it was actually civil.
Bailey vs. Alabama (1910): The Supreme Court ruled that an Alabama law that convicted Bailey after he quit his job and did not return the $15 in advance that he received was a violation of the Thirteenth Amendment.
Intellectual and Social Developments:
First automobile assembly line is built by Henry Ford
NAACP is formed in 1910
Women are allowed to vote in Western states
WWI brings about an end to European migration
Urban liberalism is common
Taft's Legacy: Taft did not have the political experience and skills to hide his personal conflicts. He also could not compare to the presidency of Roosevelt. He was an overall kind person who sought acceptance, but he had a bit of a temper. He didn't have adequate leadership and did not take the initiative on many issues. He had very few accomplishments during his term in office.
What were some domestic issues William H. Taft went through?
Taft had trouble with the country of Nicaragua during the building of the Panama Canal.
Taft had trouble with lowering the tariffs.
Taft had trouble controlling the conservative elements in the Republican Party.
Taft pursued a cautiously progressive agenda, seeking to consolidate rather than to expand Roosevelt's reforms.
What were William Howard Taft's hobbies?
He played golf at least twice a week while he was president. He also had regular poker games. He also liked yachting, fishing, automobile trips and going to watch baseball.
Where did William H. Taft die?
William H. Taft passed away at the age of 73 on March 8, 1930, having retired five weeks earlier as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court for health reasons.
No autopsy was ever performed, but his lifelong battle with obesity (at times, he weighed over 300 lbs.) meant that he probably had a number of related health issues, such as high blood pressure, sleep apnea, and a much greater chance of having a fatal heart attack.
This man and William H. Taft are the only presidents buried at Arlington national cemetery?
Yes, John F. Kennedy and William Howard Taft are the only two presidents buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
He was about 6 feet tall and about 300 pounds. His weight flucuated though, between 243 (in college) and 340 (when he left the white house) For more here's a link: http://www.doctorzebra.com/prez/g27.htm
What did Presidents Taft and Roosevelt have in common?
John Hay was Private Secretary to both Lincoln and Roosevelt when they were Presidents. Their faces are both carved on Mount Rushmore.
Both men were wonderful story tellers, they both loved animals, and both kept odd pets, while living in the White House. Both were in favor of Human Rights, over Property Rights. And though Roosevelt came from wealth and privilege, both he and Lincoln studied at home, as children. Lincoln, for reasons of financial need, and lack of adequate schools on the Indiana frontier, Roosevelt's reasons were due to illness. He was a sickly child who suffered from asthma and was better being confined to home.
President Roosevelt, considered Lincoln the savior of the Union and the greatest Republican President and who also considered himself Lincoln's political heir, ordered a Lincoln one cent, penny just in time to commemorate Lincoln's 100th birthday in 1909.
Who did president Taft run against in his first allection?
William Taft ran against William Jennings Bryan, who was a member of the Democratic Party.
William Bryan
How much did William Howard Taft wiegh?
approximately 320 lbs.
Wm. H. Taft weighed well over 300 pounds (some say 350 or more).
he weighed over 300 pounds!
What high school did William Howard Taft go to?
William Howard Taft went to
- Yale University (BA)
- University of Cincinnati (LLB)
He weighed over 300 pounds. He was the fatest president.
How many years did William Howard Taft serve as president of the United States?
William Howard Taft was the 27th President of the United States. He was born September 15, 1857 and died March 18, 1930. He was President of the United States from March 4, 1909 until March 4, 1913.
What is the duties of a diplomat?
As Chief Diplomat, the President addresses relations with foreign countries. He directs foreign policy through his Secretary of State and the State Department. He may hold summit meetings with foreign leaders and draw up accords and treaties to present to the US Senate for ratification. He also has some control over the dispensing of foreign aid. He can threaten or actually order military action if negotiations stall.
How many children did William Howard Taft have?
The Tafts had two sons and one daughter. They were
Robert Alphonso Taft (September 8, 1889 - July 31, 1953) lawyer, US Senator ; married Martha Wheaton Bowers; four sons.
Helen Herron Taft Manning (August 1, 1891 - February 21, 1987) professor of history , Dean at Bryn Mawr College; married Frederick Johnson Manning; two daughters.
Charles Phelps Taft II (September 20, 1897 - June 24, 1983) lawyer, mayor of Cinncinati; married Eleanor Kellogg Chase; 5 daughters , 2 sons
What was the relationship between President Taft and the US Congress?
thats what i would like to know....
Did Roosevelt support William howard Taft in the election of 1908?
Theodore Roosevelt did support William Howard Taft in the 1908 Presidential election. In fact, Taft was Roosevelt's "hand-picked" man.
