PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 202276
Sale Price $1,350.00
Reg. $1,600.00
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT
Black and white 16½x21 engraved portrait of William Howard
Taft.
Engraved Portrait signed: "Sincerely yours/Wm
H. Taft" in pencil, probably as 27th U.S. President. B/w,
16½x21 overall, image 11x14 (one surface). Portrait "Copyrighted 1909 by Wm
K. Barmore, New York." William Howard Taft (1857-1930) was
Governor of the Philippines (1901-1904), Secretary of War (1904-1909), 27th
of the United States (1909-1913) and Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court
(1921-1930). His bruising convention battle with former ally and patron
Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 split the Republican Party, allowing the election of
Democrat Woodrow Wilson. Taft as President was caught in the middle between
progressives and conservatives and constrained by a more limited view of
Presidential powers than TR had possessed, but historians tend to view his term
of office more positively than did most of his contemporaries. His skills as
Chief Justice are widely recognized. In the years between his Presidency and his
appointment as chief justice, Taft taught at Yale Law School. 12¼x16½
rectangular toning from prior framing. Perfect for framing, fine
condition.
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