9 Facts About William Howard Taft

1. In 1909, President William Howard Taft accepted the recommendation of a joint Army-Navy board that Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian Islands be made the.

2. President William Howard Taft was there presenting trophies and medals to participating miners and first aid crews.

3. In March 1917, William Howard Taft demonstrated public support for the war effort by joining the Connecticut State Guard, a state defense force organized to carry out the state duties of the Connecticut National Guard while the National Guard served on active duty.

4. In 1913, William Howard Taft was elected to a one-year term as president of the American Bar Association, a trade group of lawyers.

5. At the time William Howard Taft was inaugurated, the way forward for African Americans was debated by their leaders.

6. In the conference committee, William Howard Taft won some victories, such as limiting the tax on lumber.

7. In his time in Cuba, William Howard Taft worked to persuade Cubans that the US intended stability, not occupation.

8. In March 1892, William Howard Taft resigned as Solicitor General to resume his judicial career.

9. Chief Justice William Howard Taft was a conservative on business issues and under him there were advances in individual rights.