| Nickname | None |
| Born | September 15, 1857, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Died | March 8, 1930, in Washington, D.C. |
| Buried | Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia |
| Father | Alphonso Taft |
| Mother | Louisa Maria Torrey Taft |
| Married | June 19, 1886
Helen Herron (1861-1943) |
| Religion | Unitarian |
| Education | Graduated from Yale College (1878);
Cincinnati Law School (1880) |
| Occupation | Lawyer, public official |
| Political Party | Republican |
Children:
• Robert Alphonso Taft (1889-1953)
• Helen Herron Taft [Manning] (1891-1987)
• Charles Phelps Taft (1897-1983)
Military Service and Rank:
• None
Other Government Positions:
• Judge in Ohio Superior Court, 1887-90
• U.S. Solicitor General, 1890-92
• U.S. Circuit Court Judge, 1892-1900
• Governor of the Philippines, 1901-04
• Secretary of War, 1904-08 (under T. Roosevelt)
• Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1921-30
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