2007-12-12 09:24:57 · 5 answers · asked by Liz T 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857 – March 8, 1930) was an American politician, the twenty-seventh President of the United States, the tenth Chief Justice of the United States.
2007-12-12 09:32:51 · answer #1 · answered by Frosty 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
William Taft.
Trained as a lawyer, he served in a variety of prosecutorial and judicial posts before becoming President. After his presidency ended in 1913, he was appointed the Chancellor Kent Professor of Law and Legal History at Yale Law School. In 1921, when Chief Justice Edward Douglass White died, President Harding nominated Taft for the job. The Senate unanimously confirmed Taft, and he served as Chief Justice until 1930.
2007-12-12 09:47:47 · answer #2 · answered by NC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
William Harding Taft. He was appointed by President Harding and served from July 11, 1921 to February 3, 1930.
2007-12-12 09:39:10 · answer #3 · answered by Sightseeing 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Woodrow Wilson.
2007-12-12 09:31:35 · answer #4 · answered by Meloo 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ronal Reagan
2007-12-12 09:29:09 · answer #5 · answered by tina 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋