Full name: William Howard Taft

Born: September 15, 1857

Died: March 8, 1930

Burial site: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia

Parents: Alphonso and Louisa Torrey Taft

Spouse: Helen Herron (1861-1943; m. 1886)

Children: Robert Alphonso (1889-1953); Helen Herron (1891-1987); Charles Phelps (1897-1983)

Religion: Unitarian

Education: Yale University (B.A., 1878); Cincinnati Law School (LL.B., 1880)

Occupations: Lawyer; law professor

Government positions: Judge; U.S. solicitor general; Philippines governor; secretary of war under Theodore Roosevelt; U.S. Supreme Court chief justice

Political party: Republican

Dates as president: March 4, 1909-March 4, 1913

Age upon taking office: 51