WILLIAM H. TAFT     Twenty-seventh president served 1909-1913   Republican from Ohio   Born 1857   Son of a judge   Liked law more than politics   Good friend of Theodore Roosevelt   Lacked Roosevelt’s stamina   Conscientious good administrator   Continued policy of naval growth   Helped economy in Philippines   Allowed Philippines some participation in government   Caught in conflict between Progressives and Conservatives   Uncomfortable four years   His vice-president was James S. Sherman   Died 1930

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