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Goes to Philippines
President McKinley sent him to the Philippines in 1900 as chief civil administrator. He improved the economy, built roads and schools, and gave the people at least some participation in government -
Becomes Secretary of War
Roosevelt makes Taft Secretary of War -
Roosevelt decides Taft should be his successor
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Republican National Convention nominates Taft
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Taft is elected President of the United States
Progressives are happy -
Taft signed a tariff reform bill
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Lost Election
Taft Lost the election to democrat Woodrow Wilson -
Taft is appointed as chief justice on the Supreme Court
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Passes Judge’s Act of 1925
This gave the court greater discretion in choosing its cases -
Taft dies of heart disease