William Howard Taft
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.
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Woodrow Wilson
American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921.
American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921.
Wilson defeated incumbent Republican William Howard Taft and third-party nominee Theodore Roosevelt to easily win the 1912 United States presidential election, becoming the first Southerner to do so since 1848.
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:
Federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:
William Howard Taft, the only person ever to serve as both President and Chief Justice of the United States, once served on the Sixth Circuit.
Solicitor General of the United States
Fourth-highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Justice.
Fourth-highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Justice.
Six solicitors general have later served on the Supreme Court: William Howard Taft (who served as the 27th president of the United States before becoming Chief Justice of the United States), Stanley Forman Reed, Robert H. Jackson, Thurgood Marshall, and Elena Kagan.
Cincinnati
City in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County.
City in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County.
Cincinnati is the birthplace of William Howard Taft, the 27th President and former Chief Justice of the United States.
Theodore Roosevelt
American politician, statesman, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909.
American politician, statesman, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909.
He groomed his close friend William Howard Taft to succeed him in the 1908 presidential election.
University of Cincinnati College of Law
Founded in 1833 as the Cincinnati Law School.
Founded in 1833 as the Cincinnati Law School.
Then-dean and future 27th President of the United States, William Howard Taft (1880), merged it with the University of Cincinnati in 1896.
William Jennings Bryan
American lawyer, orator and politician.
American lawyer, orator and politician.
Bryan won his party's nomination in the 1908 presidential election, but he was defeated by Roosevelt's chosen successor, William Howard Taft.
United States antitrust law
Collection of mostly federal laws that regulate the conduct and organization of businesses to promote competition and prevent unjustified monopolies.
Collection of mostly federal laws that regulate the conduct and organization of businesses to promote competition and prevent unjustified monopolies.
The Justice Department sued 45 companies under the Sherman Act during the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt (1901–09) and 90 companies during the presidency of William Howard Taft (1909–13).
Alphonso Taft
American jurist, diplomat, politician, Attorney General and Secretary of War under President Ulysses S. Grant.
American jurist, diplomat, politician, Attorney General and Secretary of War under President Ulysses S. Grant.
He was also the founder of the Taft political dynasty, and father of President and Chief Justice William Howard Taft.
1908 United States presidential election
The 31st quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 3, 1908.
The 31st quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 3, 1908.
Secretary of War and Republican Party nominee William Howard Taft defeated three-time Democratic nominee William Jennings Bryan.