William Taft

William Taft - Addressing Indian Chiefs 1913 - Original Silver Gelatin Photo

William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857 – March 8, 1930) was the 27th president of the United States (1909–1913) and the tenth chief justice of the United States (1921–1930), the only person to have held both offices. Taft was elected president in 1908, the chosen successor of Theodore Roosevelt, but was defeated for re-election by Woodrow Wilson in 1912 after Roosevelt split the Republican vote by running as a third-party candidate. In 1921, President Warren G. Harding appointed Taft to be chief justice, a position in which he served until a month before his death.

Photograph includes original press stampings and caption on verso.

Silver gelatin photograph measures approximately 6.5 x 8.5 inches. Fine vintage condition with some light expected signs of age.