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
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Bankruptcy and Magistrate service
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
- Fourth Circuit, October 24, 1921-February 3, 1930
Resources
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