Brigadier General William H. Taft
GPTKB entity
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Brigadier General
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Phi_Beta_Kappa
gptkb:American_Bar_Association gptkb:Yale_Law_School gptkb:National_Progressive_Party Skull and Bones |
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1857-09-15
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| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Charles_P._Taft
gptkb:Robert_Taft gptkb:Elizabeth_Taft Margaret_Taft |
| gptkbp:deathDate |
1930-03-08
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Yale_University
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| gptkbp:fullName |
gptkb:William_Howard_Taft
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Brigadier General William H. Taft
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| gptkbp:militaryRank |
gptkb:United_States_Army
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| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Supported the 16th Amendment.
Supported the 17th Amendment. Promoted the use of the income tax. First sitting president to throw a baseball out at a Major League Baseball game. Only person to serve as both President and Chief Justice. Created_the_Federal_Trade_Commission. Established_the_U.S._Department_of_Labor. Expanded_the_National_Parks_system. Facilitated_the_construction_of_the_Panama_Canal. Served_as_Chief_Justice_of_the_United_States. Signed_the_Payne-Aldrich_Tariff. |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Military leader
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| gptkbp:notableQuote |
"The best way to predict your future is to create it."
"There is no such thing as a good war." "We must stand by our principles." "The law is not a mere matter of rules and regulations." "I am not sure that I am not a little bit of a coward." |
| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:Cincinnati,_Ohio
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| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
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| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Republican_Party
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Theodore_Roosevelt
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| gptkbp:president |
1909-1913
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| gptkbp:rank |
Brigadier General
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| gptkbp:serviceYears |
1880-1910
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| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Helen_Herron_Taft
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| gptkbp:succeededBy |
gptkb:Woodrow_Wilson
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