Taft, William Howard
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| born on | 15 September 1857 at 20:00 (= 8:00 PM ) | ||
| Place | Cincinnati OH, USA, 39n09, 84w27 | ||
| Timezone | LMT m84w27 (is local mean time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   23°07'   27°37 Asc. 09°44'
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Biography
American politician and US. President 1909-1913. A Yale grad of 1878, he served as a US. Circuit Judge, Governor of Philippines, Secretary of War, a Professor of Law at Yale and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Taft graduated Yale with second honors in 1878 and two years later, passed the Ohio bar. He worked as assistant prosecuting attorney for two years and as an assistant county solicitor. He was Judge of the Superior Court in 1887 to 1890, Solicitor-general for the U.S. 1890-92 and U.S. Circuit Judge 1892-1900.
On 6/16/1886, he married Helen Herron; they had three kids; his wife had a breakdown in 1909. Defeated in re-election in 1912, he became a Law Professor at Yale in 1913. Taft was appointed Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court on 6/30/1930.
Suffering with ill health, he resigned 2/1930 and died in his Washington home 3/08/1930 at the age of 72.
Relationships
- spouse relationship with Taft, Helen (born 2 January 1861)
Events
- Death, Cause unspecified 8 March 1930 (Age 72)
- Relationship : Marriage 16 June 1886 (Helen Herron)
- Work : Gain social status 4 March 1909 (Inaugerated U.S. President, four years)
- Social : End a program of study 1878 (Graduated from Yale, honors)
- Health : Acute illness February 1930 (Resigned due to ill health)
- Relationship : Difficult period 1909 (Wife had nervous breakdown)
Source Notes
Frances McEvoy quotes a family member by marriage (Formerly, Doane in Horoscopes of the U.S. Presidents gave 9:46:19 AM LMT, spec.)
Categories
- Vocation : Politics : U.S. Presidents (1909-1913)
- Vocation : Law : Attorney
- Vocation : Politics : Public office (Govenor, Supreme Court Judge, Chief Justice)
- Vocation : Education : Teacher (Yale)
- Family : Parenting : Kids - Noted (Son in politics)
- Vocation : Law : Jurist (Chief Justice of Supreme Court)
- Family : Relationship : Stress - Traumatic event (Wife had breakdown)
- Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3 (Three)
- Traits : Body : Constitution sensitive (Ill health in later years)
