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William Howard Taft
President of the united states from 1909 to 1913.
Born September 15th, 1857 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1930 at 72 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure). [ref]
William Howard Taft was the 27th President of the United States, serving from 1909 to 1913. He was the heaviest president in history, weighing in at over 300 pounds. He was also the only president to serve as both Chief Justice of the United States and Speaker of the House of Representatives. Taft died in Washington D.C. on March 8, 1930, at the age of 72.
Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves. Rabindranath Tagore