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William Howard Taft | |
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Portrait, c. 1908 | |
| 27th President of the United States | |
| In office March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913 | |
| Vice President |
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| Preceded by | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Succeeded by | Woodrow Wilson |
| 10th Chief Justice of the United States | |
| In office July 11, 1921 – February 3, 1930 | |
| Nominated by | Warren G. Harding |
| Preceded by | Edward Douglass White |
| Succeeded by | Charles Evans Hughes |
| 42nd United States Secretary of War | |
| In office February 1, 1904 – June 30, 1908 | |
| President | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Elihu Root |
| Succeeded by | Luke Edward Wright |
| 1st Provisional Governor of Cuba | |
| In office September 29, 1906 – October 13, 1906 | |
| Appointed by | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Tomás Estrada Palma (as President) |
| Succeeded by | Charles Edward Magoon |
| Governor-General of the Philippines | |
| In office March 16, 1900 – December 23, 1903 | |
| Appointed by | William McKinley |
| Preceded by | Jacob Gould Schurman (as Chairman of the First Philippine Commission) |
| Succeeded by | Luke Edward Wright |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | |
| In office March 17, 1892 – March 15, 1900 | |
| Appointed by | Benjamin Harrison |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Henry Franklin Severens |
| 6th Solicitor General of the United States | |
| In office February 4, 1890 – March 20, 1892[1] | |
| President | Benjamin Harrison |
| Preceded by | Orlow W. Chapman |
| Succeeded by | Charles H. Aldrich |
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| Born | September 15, 1857 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | March 8, 1930 (aged 72) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
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| Relatives | Taft family |
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