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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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Did William H. Taft like sports?

In university, William Howard Taft was a rower and a wrestler.

Over what were Republican insurgents angry at president Taft?

a. 17th amendment
b. support of women's suffrage
c. handling of Ballinger-Pinchot affair
d. refusal to enforce anti-trust acts

Why was the Taft Harley act passed?

a bill that restricted the power of labor unions.

What was William Howard Taft said the position that he had after his presidency was his greatest honor?

After his presidency, he served as Professor of Law at Yale until President Harding made him Chief Justice of the United States, a position he held until just before his death in 1930. To Taft, the appointment was his greatest honor; he wrote: "I don't remember that I ever was President."

President tafts foreign policy was dubbed?

I am pretty sure it is called dollar diplomacy.

What event caused a rift between Theodore Roosevelt and William Taft?

Within a year of starting his term, William H. Taft had aligned his administration with conservative Democrats, an act angering the Progressive Party of Theodore Roosevelt. He fired a good friend of Roosevelt's, Gifford Pinchot, former head of the Forest Service. These actions split the party and angered Roosevelt, who faced off against Taft when the Republicans failed to nominate him over the incumbent, as a result Woodrow Wilson was able to take advantage of the division and become the next president.

What baseball traditions did William Howard Taft start?

On April 14, 1910, President William Howard Taft began the tradition of the President throwing the first pitch at the baseball season opener. Legend has it that President Taft was also responsible for baseball's seventh inning stretch. While attending a baseball game, President Taft rose to stretch between halves of the seventh inning. The crowd (ever polite, as baseball fans are) rose in unison out of respect for the President. The tradition continues to this day.

What positions did William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow each represent at the Scopes Trail?

Bryan represented the state which had a law against teaching evolution and believed totally the Bible account of the creation. Darrow was an atheist who was against the state law, defended evolution and Stokes's right to teach it.

How many terms did Taft serve?

Wm. H. Taft served one full term as President, 1909-1913.
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What is the correct definition of public administration?

fiscal administration generally refers to the process/es involved in the revenue generation, allocation, and expenditures of the government.

Who was the only president to become a judge of the supreme court?

Former President William Howard Taft (1909-1913) is the only President to serve on the Supreme Court. President Warren G. Harding appointed Taft Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in 1921; he presided over the Court until a few months before his death in 1930.

Who was the American president between Roosevelt and Wilson?

William Howard Taft was the 27th US President, between Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. In 1912, Roosevelt ran under the Bull Moose party against his successor, Taft. They split the Republican vote and Wilson, the Democratic candidate, won.

Why was Taft called the chief of justice?

I doubt that Taft thought much about being a Supreme Court Justice while he was

President. However, after he was denied a second term as President and forced to retire he needed something worthwhile to do, He was a long time legal scholar and no doubt in the past had a dream of being a justice and when the Republicans won the White House again he had his chance and Harding was happy to nominate hiim.

What did Roosevelt believe about that tafts focus on breaking up trusts would do?

He broke monopolies because he knew that they were out to make as much money from consumers as possible and to provide little service. Today, we seem to have the lost that emphasis on monopolies because we are allowing massive companies to collect other companies to dominate an industry. When this happens consumers always loose, pay more, and have lesss service.

Who was the seventh US president from Ohio?

As of 2010, there have been seven Presidents hailing from Ohio. These are:

1) Ulysses S. Grant

2) Rutherford Hayes

3) James Garfield

4) Benjamin Harrison

5) William McKinley

6) William Howard Taft

7) Warren Harding

What did William Howard Taft say about Jews?

Taft was a Unitarian. His family (the Tafts) were old New England stock - descendants of the Puritan colonists of Massachusetts, and therefore Congregationalists. The Unitarian church was basically a spin-off the Congregational church which had discarded all the non-abstract elements of Christianity: the Trinity, the Resurrection, miracles and saints, and the idea that Jesus wsa the Son of God, and himself an aspect of God. What's left is a belief in God as an all-powerful and benevolent but very abstract force, and respect for the Christian traditions of worship and for Jesus as a man of immense wisdom. There is no evidence that the Tafts had any Jewish ancestry or associations whatsoever.

Who was William h. Taft cabinet members?

Cabinet of William Howard Taft

  • Secretary of State
    • Philander Chase Knox (1853-1921): March 1909 - March 1913
  • Secretary of the Treasury
    • Franklin MacVeagh (1837-1934): March 1909 - March 1913
  • Secretary of War
    • Jacob McGavock Dickinson (1851-1928): March 1909 - May 1911
    • Henry Lewis Stimson (1867-1950): May 1911 - March 1913
  • Secretary of the Navy
    • George von Lengerke Meyer (1858-1918): March 1909 - March 1913
  • Attorney General
    • George Woodward Wickersham (1858-1936): March 1909 - March 1913
  • Postmaster General
    • Frank Harris Hitchcock (1867-1935): March 1909 - March 1913
  • Secretary of the Interior
    • Richard Achilles Ballinger (1858-1922): March 1909 - March 1911
    • Walter Lowrie Fisher (1862-1935): March 1911 - March 1913
  • Secretary of Agriculture
    • James "Tama Jim" Wilson (1835-1920): March 1897 - March 1913
  • Secretary of Commerce and Labor
    • Charles Nagel (1849-1940): March 1909 - March 1913

What kind of jobs did William Howard Taft had?

Taft began his career as Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in Hamilton County, Ohio; Judge on Ohio Supreme Court, Federal Circuit Court Judge, US Solicitor General; Civil Governor of the Philippines and US Secretary of War.