Photograph William H Taft President 1908 Campaign Pocket Watch Boxed Republican

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the 19 photographs.Very Rare Running--- cleaned and oiled.William Howard
Taft Presidential
Campaign Pocket
Watch in box with
Celluloid Photographinset in back. Watch
is a New Haven --Universal-- Model 11----- 18 size open face -Stem Setting bypushing in the
winding crown andspring loaded andwhen released
returns to winding
postion. Dial is
paper, --oil stained-- marked Universalunder 12 and
Trademark Registered
at 6, one small brass
screw missing.
Crystal is originalglass crystal.Movement is
marked 1-8 at topof barrel bridge
and Pats. July 29.12.May 8. 06. The
celluloid photographbutton inset in theback is markedPat. Mar. 26. o7.No. 848131. The
Case is brass withdark lacquerfinish to match
the brass insetphoto button. Sizeof the watch is 2inches or 50mm.
Box that came
with it is leathercovered with
satin liner and
gold braid aroundinner edge and
marked USA
in ink at hinge.
The hinge is clothand very fragile
and loosely attached.I do not knowthat this is the
box but in the
estate lot thiswas with the
watch and it fits
and looks quite
good so am puttingit with the watch.I have found no
records of this
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William Howard Taft

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

William Howard Taft

President Taft, March 1909

27th President of the United States

In office
March 4, 1909– March 4, 1913

Vice President

James Sherman (1909–1912)
None (1912–1913)

Preceded by

Theodore Roosevelt

Succeeded by

Woodrow Wilson

10th Chief Justice of the United States

In office
July 11, 1921[1]– February 3, 1930

Nominated by

Warren Harding

Preceded by

Edward White

Succeeded by

Charles Hughes

Provisional Governor of Cuba

In office
September 29, 1906– October 13, 1906

Appointed by

Theodore Roosevelt

Preceded by

Tomás Estrada Palma (President)

Succeeded by

Charles Magoon

42nd United States Secretary of War

In office
February 1, 1904– June 30, 1908

President

Theodore Roosevelt

Preceded by

Elihu Root

Succeeded by

Luke Wright

Governor-General of the Philippines

In office
July 4, 1901– December 23, 1903

Appointed by

William McKinley

Preceded by

Arthur MacArthur

Succeeded by

Luke Wright

Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

In office
March 17, 1892– March 15, 1900

Nominated by

Benjamin Harrison

Preceded by

Seat established

Succeeded by

Henry Severens

5th United States Solicitor General

In office
February 1890– March 1892

President

Benjamin Harrison

Preceded by

Orlow Chapman

Succeeded by

Charles Aldrich

Personal details

Born

September 15, 1857
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.

Died

March 8, 1930 (aged72)
Washington, D.C., U.S.

Resting place

Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, Virginia

Political party

Republican

Spouse(s)

Helen Herron
(1886–1930; his death)

Children

Robert
Helen
Charles

Alma mater

Yale University
Cincinnati Law School

Profession

Lawyer
Jurist

Religion

Unitarian

Signature

William Howard Taft (September

15, 1857– March 8, 1930) was the

27thPresident of the United States

(1909–1913) and later the tenth

Chief Justice of the United States

(1921–1930). He is the only

person to have served in both

of these offices.

Before becoming President,

Taft, a Republican, was appointed

to serve on the Superior Court

of Cincinnati in 1887. In 1890,

Taft was appointed Solicitor

General of the United States

and in 1891 a judge on the

United States Court of Appeals

for the Sixth Circuit. In 1900,

President William McKinley

appointed Taft Governor-General

of the Philippines. In 1904, President

Theodore Roosevelt appointed Taft

Secretary of War in an effort to

groom Taft, then his close political

ally, into his handpicked

presidential successor. Taft

assumed a prominent role in

problem solving, assuming

on some occasions the role of

acting Secretary of State, while

declining repeated offers from

Roosevelt to serve on the

Supreme Court.

Riding a wave of popular

support for fellow Republican

Roosevelt, Taft won an easy

victory in his 1908 offer for the

presidency.[2] In his only term,

Taft\'s domestic agenda emphasized

trust-busting, civil service reform,

strengthening the Interstate Commerce

Commission, improving the performance

of the postal service, and passage

of the Sixteenth Amendment. Abroad,

Taft sought to further the economic

development of nations in Latin

America and Asia through \"Dollar

Diplomacy\", and showed decisiveness

and restraint in response to revolution

in Mexico. The task-oriented Taft was

oblivious to the political ramifications

of his decisions, often alienated his

own key constituencies, and was

overwhelmingly defeated in his

offer for a second term in the presidential

election of 1912. In surveys of presidential

scholars, Taft is usually ranked near

the middle of lists of all American Presidents.

After leaving office, Taft spent his time in

academia, arbitration, and the pursuit

of world peace through his self-founded

League to Enforce Peace. In 1921, after

the First World War, President Warren G.

Harding appointed Taft Chief Justice of the

United States. He served in this capacity

until shortly before his death in 1930.