William Howard Taft

1857 - 1930  (72 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Name	William Howard Taft  [1]
  Birth	15 Sep 1857	Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	8 Mar 1930	Washington, District of Columbia, USA   [1]
  Age	72 years
  Burial	Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I1957	A Demo Tree
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	Alphonso Taft           b. 1810             d. 1891 (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Louisa Maria Torrey           b. 1827             d. 1907 (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F965	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Nellie Herron           b. 2 Jun 1861, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA           d. 22 May 1943, Washington, District of Columbia, USA (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	19 Jun 1886	Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
  Children	2 sons and 1 daughter
  1. Robert Alphonso Taft           b. 8 Sep 1889, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA           d. 31 Jul 1953, New York, New York, New York, USA (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Helen Herron Taft           b. 1 Aug 1891, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA           d. 21 Feb 1987, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 95 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Charles Phelps Taft, II           b. 20 Sep 1897, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA           d. 24 Jun 1983, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F964	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Won the Republican Nomination upon Roosevelts recommendation. Won the 1908 election over William J. Bryan by a popular vote of 7,675,320 to 6,412,294 and an electoral vote of 321 to 162. James S. Sherman was his vice-president. On June 30, 1921 he became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Because of his weight of 332 pounds he was nich-named "Big Bill".

  
  

• Reference

  Your Name Here. "William Howard Taft". A TNG-WordPress Integration Demonstration. https://uniquelyyourshosting.net/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I1957&tree=demotree (accessed April 3, 2025).