PRESIDENT WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

27th President of the United States (March 4, 1909 to March 3, 1913) Nickname: None listed. Born: September 15, 1857, in Cincinnati, Ohio Died: March 8, 1930, in Washington, D.C. Father: Alphonso Taft Mother: Louisa Maria Torrey Taft Married: Helen Herron (1861-1943), on June 19, 1886 Children: Robert Alphonso Taft (1889-1953); Helen Herron Taft (1891-1987); Charles Phelps Taft (1897-1983) Religion: Unitarian Education: Graduated from Yale College (1878); Cincinnati Law School (1880) Occupation: Lawyer, public official Political Party: Republican Other Government Positions: Judge in Ohio Superior Court, 1887-90 U.S. Solicitor General, 1890-92 U.S. Circuit Court Judge, 1892-1900 Governor of the Philippines, 1901-04 Secretary of War, 1904-08 (under T. Roosevelt) Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1921-30 Presidential Salary: $75,000/year Points of Interest: Taft weighed more than 300 pounds and had a special oversize bathtub installed in the White House. Taft was the first president to throw the opening pitch for a baseball season. After his presidency Taft became chief justice of the Supreme Court, his lifelong ambition. Taft was the first president to be buried in the National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Taft was the first president to own a car at the White House. Taft liked milk so much that he brought his own cow to the White House. The cows name was Mooly Wolly. Mooly was replaced by another cow called Paulin. Paulin was the last cow to graze on the White House lawn.

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