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Childhood & Early Life. William Howard Taft was born on September 15, 1857, in Ohio to Louisa Torrey and Alphonso Taft. He had five siblings. His father, a prominent Republican of his time, was a lawyer who served as Secretary of War and Attorney General under President Ulysses S. Grant.
From childhood, William Howard Taft had a weight problem, a reaction perhaps to his parents' very high expectations for him. At times during his presidency, he reached 300 pounds. He followed his father's and half-brother's path to Yale University, graduating second in his class.
William Howard Taft's Childhood and Education. Taft was born on Sept. 15, 1857, in Cincinnati, Ohio. His father was a lawyer and helped found the Republican Party in Cincinnati. Taft attended a public school in Cincinnati.
William Howard Taft (1857 - 1930) served as America's twenty-seventh president. He was known for the concept of Dollar Diplomacy. He was also the only president to become a Supreme Court Justice, being appointed Chief Justice in 1921 by President Warren G. Harding .
William Howard Taft was born into a wealthy family on September 15, 1857, in Cincinnati, Ohio. His parents were Alphonso Taft and Louisa Maria Torrey. His father was secretary of war and attorney general under President Ulysses S. Grant.
William Howard Taft was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Taft had an active childhood and he was an avid baseball player. Taft was educated in the public schools of Cincinnati for elementary and high school. He went on to attend Yale University, were he graduated second in the class of 1878.
Childhood and Marriage. William Howard Taft was born into a wealthy and socially prominent family of Cincinnati, Ohio. The first Taft in America, Robert, was a carpenter and farmer by trade. He emigrated from England and settled in Massachusetts in 1678.
