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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.

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