William Howard Taft By ledouxcam04 Sep 15, 1857 Born in Cincinnati, Ohio 1878 Taft goes to Yale where he graduates second in his class 1880 Taft Graduates Cincinnati University School of Law Jun 19, 1886 Taft married Helen Herron Sep 8, 1889 Son Robert Alfonso Taft was born Aug 1, 1891 Daughter Helen Herron Taft was born Sep 20, 1897 Son Charles Phelps Taft was born 1901 Taft was appointed the Governor of the Philippines 1904 Made Secretary of War by Roosevelt 1908 Taft won the presidential election succeeding Theodore Roosevelt Mar 4, 1909 Taft's first day in office as president Jul 12, 1909 Sixteenth Amendment Nov 18, 1909 Taft sends warships to Nicaragua due to American deaths in revolutionist movement Apr 25, 1910 Taft appoints Hughes to the Supreme Court Jun 25, 1910 Postal Savings Bank Act Nov 1, 1910 Taft appoints Willis Van Devanter to the Supreme Court Dec 12, 1910 Taft appoints Edward White as Chief Justice Feb 14, 1912 Arizona becomes a state Mar 27, 1912 Taft plants the first cherry trees in DC Aug 24, 1912 Panama Canal Act Oct 30, 1912 VP John Sherman dies Nov 5, 1912 Woodrow Wilson wins election over Taft Feb 25, 1913 Sixteenth Amendment ratified Mar 4, 1913 Taft's last day in office as president 1921 Taft appointed to the Supreme Court by President Harding Mar 8, 1930 Died
