1857: Born in Ohio

1880: Admitted to Ohio bar and works as court reporter for the Cincinnati Commercial newspaper

1883: Works as attorney in private practice

1887-90: Serves in Ohio Superior Court

1890-92: Serves as U.S. solicitor general

1892-1900: Serves as judge in the U.S. Circuit Court

1901-4: Serves as civil governor of the Philippines

1904-8: Serves as secretary of war

1909-13: Serves as twenty-seventh U.S. president

1912: Loses presidential reelection bid to Woodrow Wilson

1921-30: Serves as chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

1930: Dies in Washington, D.C.