Taft,William Howard

Taft,William Howard
Taft, William Howard. 1857-1930.
The 27th President of the United States (1909-1913), whose term was marked by antitrust activity and passage of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act (1909). He later served as the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1921-1930).

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  • Taft, William Howard — born Sept. 15, 1857, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. died March 8, 1930, Washington, D.C. 27th president of the U.S. (1909–13). He served on the Ohio superior court (1887–90), as U.S. solicitor general (1890–92), and as U.S. appellate judge (1892–1900).… …   Universalium

  • Taft, William Howard — (1857–1930)    An American politician who served as chief civil administrator in the Philippines (1901–1904), secretary of war (1904–1908), twenty seventh President of the United States (1909–1913), and Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court… …   Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914

  • Taft, William Howard — ► (1857 1930) Político y jurisconsulto estadounidense, presidente en 1908 12. Fue partidario del ingreso de E.U.A. en la Sociedad de Naciones. * * * (15 sep. 1857, Cincinnati, Ohio, EE.UU.–8 mar. 1930, Washington, D.C.). Vigésimo séptimo… …   Enciclopedia Universal

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  • William Howard Taft — For other people named William Howard Taft, see William Howard Taft (disambiguation). William Howard Taft 27th President of the United States In office March 4, 1909 …   Wikipedia

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  • William Howard Taft (disambiguation) — Wikipedia has several articles about people named William Howard Taft:*William Howard Taft, President and Chief Justice of the United States. *William Howard Taft III, U.S. Ambassador to Ireland. *William Howard Taft IV, U.S. Deputy Secretary of… …   Wikipedia

  • William Howard Taft — noun 27th President of the United States and later chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1857 1930) • Syn: ↑Taft, ↑President Taft • Instance Hypernyms: ↑President of the United States, ↑United States President, ↑President, ↑Chief… …   Useful english dictionary

  • William Howard Taft IV — (born on September 13 1945 in Washington, D.C., USA) is the son of William Howard Taft III and the great grandson of U.S. President William Howard Taft seealso|Taft family. Taft is an attorney who has served in the United States government under… …   Wikipedia

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