- William Howard Taft(September 15, 1857 – March 8, 1930) was the 27th president of the United States (1909–1913) and the tenth chief justice of the United States (1921–1930), the only person to have held both offices. Taft was elected president in 1908, the chosen successor of Theodore Roosevelt, but was defeated for reelection in 1912 by Woodrow Wilson after Roosevelt split the Republicanvote by running as a third-party candidate. In 1921, President Warren G. Hardingappointed Taft to be chief justice, a position he held until a month before his death.
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William Howard Taft
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Taft in 1909
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| 27th President of the United States | |
| In office March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913 |
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| Vice President |
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