Name of Wife - William Taft was married to Helen Herron Tafton June 19, 1886. They had 3 Children - Robert Alphonso (1889–1953), Helen Herron (1891–1987), Charles Phelps (1897–1983)
Career of William Taft - Lawyer, Politician, Statesman
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 (under T. Roosevelt)
Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1921-30
Place of Death - William Taft died on March 8, 1930 in Washington D.C.
William Taft was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
Next President: President Woodrow Wilson

Major Events during his presidency

• Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act (1909)

• Sixteenth Amendment Ratified (1913)
• Taft's Dollar Diplomacy which called for the use of diplomatic and military action to further business interests overseas
• Antitrust Policy

Presidential Facts and Trivia in response to the question who was President William Taft

• Description of President William Taft - Height 6 feet 0 inches

• His father, Alphonso Taft, was a distinguished Republican who served under President Ulysses Grant
• "Big Bill" weighed over 300 pounds
• His ambitious father had high expectations of his son
• His wife was also ambitious
• William Taft Age at Inauguration - 51 years old
• William Taft Age at Death - 72 years old
• Presidential Facts and Trivia in response to the question who was William Taft