Born: September 15, 1857

Died: March 8, 1930

First Lady: Helen “Nellie” Herron Taft

Political Party: Republican

Presidential Term: March 4, 1909 to March 3, 1913

Famous Quote: “Presidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever.”

Timeline

1878 Graduated from Yale University

1880 Graduated from University of Cincinnati Law School

1886 Married Helen “Nellie” Herron

1890 U.S. solicitor general

1892 Judge of the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court

1900-1904 Commissioner and later governor-general of the Philippines

1904-1908 Secretary of war

1909-1913 Twenty-seventh president of the United States

1912 New Mexico and Arizona admitted to the Union

1921-1930 Chief justice of the Supreme Court