William Howard Taft

By Brandon Short Eddie Emes IIIAaron Caminite

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Biographical Information

• He was born in Cincinnati Ohio on September 15, 1857.

• He graduated from Yale College and Cincinnati Law School.

• His mother was Louisa Maria Torrey Taft

• His father was Alphonso Taft

• His wife was Helen (Herron) Taft.

Louisa Maria Torrey Taft

Louisa Maria Torrey Taft

• Was the mother of William Taft.

• She died of a Nervous Disorder.

• She was born September 11, 1827 in Boston, MA.

• She died December 8, 1907 in Millbury, MA.

Alphonso Taft

Alphonso Taft

• He was born November 5, 1810 in Townshend, Windham, VT.

• He died May 21, 1891 in San Diego, CA

Helen (Horron) Taft

Helen (Herron) Taft

• She was the 4th child of Harriet Collins and John W. Herron.

• She was born in 1861 Cincinnati Ohio.

• She attended private school where she studied music.

Careers before Presidency

• Judge in Ohio superior court (1887-90)

• U.S. Solicitor General (1890-92)

• U.S. Circuit court judge (1892-1900)

• Governor of the Philippines (1901-04)

• Secretary of war (1904-08)

• Chief of Justice of Supreme Court (1921-30)

Presidential Election Results

William H. Taft

Popular votes Electoral Votes

7,676,320 321

William J. Bryan

Popular Votes Electoral Votes

6,412,294 162

Childhood

• He had a cow as pet.

• The cow’s name was Pauline Wayne.

• At the age of 9 he fractured his skull when the horses of his carriage ran off.

Facts • 5 11 ½ feet tall. • 243 pounds after college.• 340 pounds after Presidency.• He fall asleep during his own parade.• He was teased for trivial things such as not

remembering names, needing an oversized bathtub, and falling asleep at awkward moments.

• He was the first President over 48 states.• His death was the first to be broadcasted.• He got stuck in his bathtub.

Taft’s Bathtub