Taft
Americannoun
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Helen Herron 1861–1943, U.S. First Lady 1909–13 (wife of William Howard Taft).
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Lorado 1860–1936, U.S. sculptor.
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Robert A(lphonso) 1889–1953, U.S. lawyer and political leader (son of William Howard).
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William Howard, 1857–1930, 27th president of the U.S. 1909–13; chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1921–30.
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Roosevelt’s successor to the White House, William Howard Taft, had the tennis court removed; most of the former Tennis Cabinet members were not welcome in the Taft administration.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Taft was seeking its eighth City title and first since winning Division II in 2019.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
He was the first black lawyer admitted through an examination to the Florida bar, and later served as consul in Venezuela and Nicaragua during the administrations of Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Cleveland 2, Taft 0: Joshua Pearlstein threw 6⅓ scoreless innings, with Elliot Schoenwald getting the save.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
Yet the remaining children, Cadence, Liberty, Bonnie, Taft, and Will, they know that tragedy is not glamorous.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
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