LC control no. | n 79022244 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930 |
Variant(s) | Taft, Howard, 1857-1930 Taft, W. H. (William Howard), 1857-1930 Taft, William Howard, Pres. U.S., 1857-1930 Taft, Wm. H. (William Howard), 1857-1930 |
See also | Philippines. Governor (1901-1904 : Taft) United States. President (1909-1913 : Taft) |
Biography/History note | William H. Taft (1857-1930) was an American politician, government official, lawyer, and judge. He served as the president of the United States from 1909 to 1913, and as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1921 to 1930. |
Located | Philippines |
Birth date | 1857-09-15 |
Death date | 1930-03-08 |
Place of birth | Cincinnati (Ohio) |
Place of death | Washington (D.C.) |
Profession or occupation | President of the United States United States Supreme Court justice Politicians Jadges Lawyers Public officers |
Found in | Opportunities in the colonies & Cuba, 1902. OCLC, July 1, 2002 (hdgs.: Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930; Taft, William Howard, 1857-1930; Taft, William Howard, 1857- ; Taft, William Howard; usage: William H. Taft; William Howard Taft; Tafuto; Wm. H. Taft; W.H. Taft; Howard Taft) Wikipedia, Dec. 8, 2010 (William Howard Taft; lawyer, judge, politician; president of the United States, 1909-1913; chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, 1921-1930; governor-general of the Philippines, 1901-1903; Secretary of War, 1904-1908; b. Sept. 15, 1857 near Cincinnati, Ohio; d. Mar. 8, 1930) Ancestry.com, viewed Dec. 8, 2010 (William Howard Taft; d. in Washington, D.C.) |