William Howard Taft

Biography of William Howard Taft

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Taft
• First Name: William
• Middle Name: Howard
• Date of Birth: September , 15 , 1857
• Place of Birth (POB): Cincinnati , Ohio (US-OH, OH, 39, Ohio, Ohio O., Oh.)
• Date of Death: March , 8 , 1930
• Place of Death (POD): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

William Howard Taft Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit
• Court Type: United States Circuit Court (1869)
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Benjamin Harrison ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/16/1891
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 26 Stat. 826
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/16/1891
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 03/14/1892
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/17/1892
• Commission Date: 03/17/1892
• Date of Termination: 03/15/1900
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation

Second Appointment of William Howard Taft

• Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
• Promoted by President: Benjamin Harrison ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/16/1891
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 26 Stat. 826
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/16/1891
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 03/14/1892
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/17/1892
• Commission Date: 03/17/1892
• Date of Termination: 03/15/1900
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation

Third Appointment of William Howard Taft

• Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States, Chief Justice
• Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC or “SCOTUS”)
• Promoted by President: Warren G. Harding ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 06/30/1921
• Seat vacated by: White , Edward Douglass
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 06/30/1921
• Commission Date: 06/30/1921

William Howard Taft in the Law School

• Name of School: Yale College
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1878

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Cincinnati Law School (now University of Cincinnati College of Law)
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1880

William Howard Taft Career Path

Employment:

• Assistant prosecutor, Hamilton County, Ohio, 1881-1883
• Collector of internal revenue, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1882
• Private practice, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1883-1887
• Assistant county solicitor, Hamilton County, Ohio, 1885-1887
• Judge, Superior Court of Cincinnati [Ohio], 1887-1890
• Solicitor general of the United States, 1890-1892
• Professor and dean, University of Cincinnati, 1896-1900
• President, U.S. Philippine Commission, 1900-1901
• Civil governor, Philippine Islands, 1901-1904
• Secretary of War, 1904-1908
• President of the United States, 1909-1913
• Kent professor of law, Yale University, 1913-1921

• Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

  Allotment as Circuit Justice:

• Fourth Circuit, October 24, 1921-February 3, 1930

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