William Howard Taft Timeline

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  • Birth of William Howard Taft

    William Howard Taft was born in Cincinnati Ohio to Mother Louisa Maria Torrey Taft and Father Alphonse Taft

  • Graduated from Yale College

    William Howard Taft Graduated from Yale College.

  • Graduated from Cincinnati Law School

    In 1880 William Howard Taft graduated from Cincinnati Law school.

  • Married Wife Helen Herron

    William Howard Taft Marries Helen Herron
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    Judge in Ohio Superior Court

    William Howard Taft was apart of Ohio Superior Court.

  • First Son Born

    William Howard Taft's first son, Robert Alphonso Taft, was born on Sept. 8th, 1889.
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    U.S Solicitor General

    William Howard Taft was a U.S. Solicitor General. This was considered one of his biggest achievements.

  • Daughter Born

    William Howard Taft's Daughter, Helen Taft Manning, was born on Aug. 1, 1891.
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    U.S. Circuit Court Judge

    William Howard Taft was a Circuit Court Judge. He was appointed to be a Judge on March 17, 1892.

  • Second Son Born

    William Howard Taft's Second son, Charles Phelps Taft II, was born on Sept. 20, 1897.
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    Governor of the Philippines

    William Howard Taft was the Governor of the Philippines. He monitored the U.S rule in the Philippines. He revised the Spanish Tax Code while Governor. He also builds schools, campaigns to educate people on good nutrition, and laid out plans for roads, railways, hospitals, harbors, and ports. He oversaw the Philippines for 13 years even when he wants governor.
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    Secretary of War

    William Howard Taft was Secretary of War under President Roosevelt.

  • First day of Presidency

    William Howard Taft was inducted as president on March 4, 1909. He was in the Republican party.

  • Expanded the Jurisdiction of the ICC

    William Howard Taft regulated the agency Interstate Commerce Commission. The railroad prices increase took place in 1910, and Taft signed a law to suspend rail rate hikes and set rates.

  • U.S Postal Savings System

    During William Howard Taft's presidency, he played a key role in bringing out the U.S postal service, which was not in a good stop at the time. Taft passes the legislation for the postal savings system. This system created a lot of money for the postal system.

  • Won Several Important Anti-Trust Cases

    In 1911, William Howard Taft divides the main company, The American Tobacco Company, into many other companies. This changes the prices of tobacco because they were split and weren't working together with anymore.

  • Last day as President

    William Howard Taft's last day as president was March 4, 1913.

  • Death of William Howard Taft

    William Howard Taft died on March 8, 1930, in Washington, D.C. Before his death, he had Heart Disease and other relying conditions.