William Howard Taft, 27th President of the US

1857 - 1930  (72 years)

• Name	William Howard Taft  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	27th President of the US
  Birth	15 Sep 1857	Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Name	William H Taft 27th President of the US  [5]
  Name	William H Taft 27th President of the US  [4]
  Reference Number	13340
  Residence	1880	Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA   [4]
  	Occupation: Lawyer; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Burial	1930	Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA   [2, 3]
  Death	8 Mar 1930	Washington, District of Columbia, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Person ID	I13340	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Alphonso Taft, Diplomat US Sec of War Atty General,   b. 5 Nov 1810, Townshend, Windham, Vermont, USA d. 21 May 1891, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Mother	Louisa Maria Torrey,   b. 11 Sep 1827, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 8 Dec 1907, Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Family ID	F4970	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Herron,   b. 2 Jun 1861, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA d. 22 May 1943, Washington, District of Columbia, USA (Age 81 years)
  Children	1. Robert Alphonso Taft, Sr,   b. 8 Sep 1889, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA d. 31 Jul 1953, Upper East Side, New York, New York, USA (Age 63 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   2. Charles Phelps Taft, II,   b. 20 Sep 1897, Carthage, Hamilton, Ohio, USA d. 24 Jun 1983, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA (Age 85 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   3. Helen Herron Taft,   b. 1 Aug 1891, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA d. 21 Feb 1987, Villanova, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 95 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]
  Family ID	F4971	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Sep 1857 - Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA Residence - Occupation: Lawyer; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1880 - Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA Burial - 1930 - Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA Death - 8 Mar 1930 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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