3. | William Howard Taft (1.Louisa1) was born on 15 Sep 1857 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA; died on 8 Mar 1930 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA; was buried in Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA. 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".
William married Helen Nellie Herron on 19 Jun 1886 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA. Helen was born on 2 Jun 1861 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA; died on 22 May 1943 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA; was buried in Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Robert Alphonso Taft was born on 8 Sep 1889 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA; died on 31 Jul 1953 in New York, New York, New York, USA.
- 8. Helen Herron Taft was born on 1 Aug 1891 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA; died on 21 Feb 1987 in Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA.
- 9. Charles Phelps Taft, II was born on 20 Sep 1897 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA; died on 24 Jun 1983 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA; was buried in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.
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