William Howard Taft Biography and Timeline

Birth of William Howard Taft

Birth of William Howard Taft

Education

Graduates from Yale, ranking second in his class out of 121

Education

Attends Cincinnati Law School, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws

Rule of Philippines

William McKinley appoints Taft as the chairman of a commission to organize a civilian Government in the Philippines, which had been ceded to the United States by Spain following the Spanish-American War

Rule of Philippines

From 1901 to 1903, Taft serves as the first civilian Governor of General of the Philippines

Rule of Philippines

Taft visits Rome to negotiate with Pope Leo XIII for the purchase of lands in the Philippines owned by the Roman Catholic Church

Secretary of State for War

Roosevelt appoints Taft as Secretary of State for War

Agreement of Taft-Katsura

Taft meets Japanese Prime Minister Katsura Taro & they sign a secret diplomatic memorandum called the Taft-Katsura Agreement

Taft-Katsura Agreement

Taft meets Japanese Prime Minister Katsura Taro & they sign a secret diplomatic memorandum called the Taft-Katsura Agreement

Peace Negotiations

Roosevelt sends troops to restore order in Cuba during the revolt led by General Enrique Loynaz del Castillo, and Taft temporarily becomes the Civil Governor of Cuba, personally negotiating with Castillo for a peaceful end to the revolt

Rebellion of General Enrique Loynaz del Castillo

Roosevelt sends troops to restore order in Cuba during the revolt led by General Enrique Loynaz del Castillo, and Taft temporarily becomes the Civil Governor of Cuba, personally negotiating with Castillo for a peaceful end to the revolt

Rule of Cuba

Roosevelt sends troops to restore order in Cuba during the revolt led by General Enrique Loynaz del Castillo, and Taft temporarily becomes the Civil Governor of Cuba, personally negotiating with Castillo for a peaceful end to the revolt

Panama Canal

Taft helps supervise the beginning of construction on the Panama Canal

Rule of Panama

Colombia signs a convention with the USA recognizing Panama

Role range: 1909-1913 – 1909-1913

Constitution of USA

Supports the 16th Amendment, which allows for a federal income tax.

Role range: 1909-1913 – 1909-1913

Constitution of USA

Supports the 17th Amendment, mandating the direct election of senators by the people, replacing the previous system whereby they were selected by state legislatures.

Role range: 1909-1913 – 1909-1913

Constitution of USA

To solve an impasse during the 1909 tariff debate, Taft proposes income taxes for corporations and a constitutional amendment to remove the apportionment requirement for taxes on incomes from property (taxes on dividends, interest, and rents).

Role range: 1909-1913 – 1909-1913

Economy of USA

To solve an impasse during the 1909 tariff debate, Taft proposes income taxes for corporations and a constitutional amendment to remove the apportionment requirement for taxes on incomes from property (taxes on dividends, interest, and rents)

Role range: 1909-1913 – 1909-1913

Election

Supports the 17th Amendment, mandating the direct election of senators by the people, replacing the previous system whereby they were selected by state legislatures

Role range: 1909-1913 – 1909-1913

Income Tax

To solve an impasse during the 1909 tariff debate, Taft proposes income taxes for corporations and a constitutional amendment to remove the apportionment requirement for taxes on incomes from property (taxes on dividends, interest, and rents). Supports the 16th Amendment, which allows for a federal income tax

Role range: 1909-1913 – 1909-1913

President of USA

Appointed President of the USA, 27th President

Role range: 1909-1913 – 1909-1913

Treaty Negotiations

Attempts to conclude a Treaty of recipricocity with Canada , the Treaty collapses (a US reciprocity Treaty would not come into effect until 1988)

Role range: 1909-1913 – 1909-1913

Peace Negotiations

Secures the ratification of arbitration treaties that he had successfully negotiated with Britain and France and thereafter was known as one of the foremost advocates of world peace and arbitration

Role range: 1909-1913 – 1909-1913

Unification

New Mexico becomes the 47th state of the Union

Role range: 1909-1913 – 1909-1913

Chief Justice

Appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Supreme Court

Continues as Chief Justice while the Court hears major due process and citizenship cases.

Role range: 1921-1930

Death of William Howard Taft

Death of William Taft