William Howard Taft

Birth-Death: (1857 - 1930 ) Term: (1909-1913 )

President Taft's predecessor, Theodore Roosevelt, supported Taft's bid for Presidency. Taft followed many of Roosevelt's policies, including strict enforcement of the anti-trust laws. Taft brought even more trusts to court than Roosevelt had.

Administration of William Taft

Vice President: James S. Sherman (1909-12)
Secretary of State: Philander C. Knox (1909-13)
Secretary of the Treasury: Franklin MacVeagh (1909-13)
Secretary of War: Jacob M. Dickinson (1909-11)
Henry L. Stimson (1911-13)
Attorney General: George W. Wickersham (1909-13)
Postmaster General: Frank H. Hitchcock (1909-13)
Secretary of the Navy: George von L. Meyer (1909-13)
Secretary of the Interior: Richard A. Ballinger (1909-11)
Walter Lowrie Fisher (1911-13)
Secretary of Agriculture: James Wilson (1909-13)
Secretary of Commerce and Labor: Charles Nagel (1909-13)

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William Howard Taft

Birth-Death: (1857 - 1930 ) Term: (1909-1913 )

Administration of William Taft

Vice President: James S. Sherman (1909-12)
Secretary of State: Philander C. Knox (1909-13)
Secretary of the Treasury: Franklin MacVeagh (1909-13)
Secretary of War: Jacob M. Dickinson (1909-11)
Henry L. Stimson (1911-13)
Attorney General: George W. Wickersham (1909-13)
Postmaster General: Frank H. Hitchcock (1909-13)
Secretary of the Navy: George von L. Meyer (1909-13)
Secretary of the Interior: Richard A. Ballinger (1909-11)
Walter Lowrie Fisher (1911-13)
Secretary of Agriculture: James Wilson (1909-13)
Secretary of Commerce and Labor: Charles Nagel (1909-13)

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