William Howard Taft, the 27th president of the United States, fulfilled a lifelong dream when he was appointed chief justice of the Supreme Court, becoming the only person to have served as both a U.S. chief justice and president.
• William Howard Taft was the first president to also serve on the United States Supreme Court
• First president to throw out a ceremonial first pitch. Taft threw his pitch at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., on the Washington Senators’ Opening Day. The pitch took place on April 14, 1910.
• First president to own an automobile.
• First president to serve in the federal judiciary, having served on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
• First president to have been a former solicitor general. Taft served as solicitor general from 1890 to 1892. He became president in 1909.
• First president to receive the Silver Buffalo Award.
• First president to preside over all of the 48 contiguous states (Arizona and New Mexico were admitted to the Union under his presidency).
• First president to visit Mexico while in office
• First president to use the Oval Office.
• First president to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. Taft left office as president in 1913. He was appointed chief justice in 1921, by President Warren Harding. As chief justice, he administered the oath of office to Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover.
• First president to be both older than his immediate predecessor (Theodore Roosevelt) and younger than his immediate successor (Woodrow Wilson).
• First president to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery He was also the first member of the Supreme Court to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery upon his death in 1930.
William Howard Taft, the 27th president of the United States, fulfilled a lifelong dream when he was appointed chief justice of the Supreme Court, becoming the only person to have served as both a U.S. chief justice and president.
• William Howard Taft was the first president to also serve on the United States Supreme Court
• First president to throw out a ceremonial first pitch. Taft threw his pitch at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., on the Washington Senators’ Opening Day. The pitch took place on April 14, 1910.
• First president to own an automobile.
• First president to serve in the federal judiciary, having served on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
• First president to have been a former solicitor general. Taft served as solicitor general from 1890 to 1892. He became president in 1909.
• First president to receive the Silver Buffalo Award.
• First president to preside over all of the 48 contiguous states (Arizona and New Mexico were admitted to the Union under his presidency).
• First president to visit Mexico while in office
• First president to use the Oval Office.
• First president to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. Taft left office as president in 1913. He was appointed chief justice in 1921, by President Warren Harding. As chief justice, he administered the oath of office to Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover.
• First president to be both older than his immediate predecessor (Theodore Roosevelt) and younger than his immediate successor (Woodrow Wilson).
• First president to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery He was also the first member of the Supreme Court to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery upon his death in 1930.
William McKinley is best known for being president when the United States acquired Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.
• William McKinley Jr. was the 25th president of the United States, serving from March 4, 1897, until his assassination six months into his second term.
• Born: January 29, 1843, Niles, OH
• Assassinated: September 14, 1901, Buffalo, NY
• Presidential term: March 4, 1897 – September 14, 1901
• Party: Republican Party
• Spouse: Ida Saxton McKinley (m. 1871–1901)
• Vice presidents: Garret Hobart (1897–1899), Theodore Roosevelt (1901)
• First president to ride in an automobile. He rode with Freelan Oscar Stanley of the Stanley Motor Carriage Company in his steam car in 1899. He also rode in an electric ambulance that carried him to the hospital where he was treated after being shot.
• First president to serve as permanent chairman of the Republican National Convention.
• First president inaugurated in the 20th century.
• First president to have his inauguration filmed.
William McKinley is best known for being president when the United States acquired Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.
• William McKinley Jr. was the 25th president of the United States, serving from March 4, 1897, until his assassination six months into his second term.
• Born: January 29, 1843, Niles, OH
• Assassinated: September 14, 1901, Buffalo, NY
• Presidential term: March 4, 1897 – September 14, 1901
• Party: Republican Party
• Spouse: Ida Saxton McKinley (m. 1871–1901)
• Vice presidents: Garret Hobart (1897–1899), Theodore Roosevelt (1901)
• First president to ride in an automobile. He rode with Freelan Oscar Stanley of the Stanley Motor Carriage Company in his steam car in 1899. He also rode in an electric ambulance that carried him to the hospital where he was treated after being shot.
• First president to serve as permanent chairman of the Republican National Convention.
• First president inaugurated in the 20th century.
• First president to have his inauguration filmed.
William Henry Harrison was the ninth president of the United States (1841) and the first to die in office.
• William Henry Harrison was an American military officer and politician who served as the ninth president of the United States in 1841. He died of typhoid, pneumonia or paratyphoid fever 31 days into his term, becoming the first president to die in office.
• Born: February 9, 1773, Berkeley Plantation, VA
• Died: April 4, 1841, The White House, Washington, D.C.
• Presidential term: March 4, 1841 – April 4, 1841
• Vice president: John Tyler (1841)
• Children: John Scott Harrison, William Henry Harrison Jr, MORE
• Nicknames: General Mum, Van Ruin, Old Tippecanoe, Tippecanoe, Old Granny, The Cincinnatus of the West, Washington of the West
• First president elected as a Whig to the presidency.
• First president from Ohio.
• First president to have 10 or more biological children.
• First president to be born in the same county as his vice president.
• First president to not appoint anyone to the Supreme Court
• First president to not issue an executive order
• First president to give an inaugural address of more than 5,000 words.
• First president whose grandson (Benjamin Harrison) was also a president.
• First president to have his photograph taken while in office.
• First president to be over the age of 65 upon entering office.
• First president to die in office.
• First president to have been a brigadier general.
• First president to serve as ambassador to a South American country, having served as United States minister to Gran Colombia from 1828 to 1829.
William Henry Harrison was the ninth president of the United States (1841) and the first to die in office.
• William Henry Harrison was an American military officer and politician who served as the ninth president of the United States in 1841. He died of typhoid, pneumonia or paratyphoid fever 31 days into his term, becoming the first president to die in office.
• Born: February 9, 1773, Berkeley Plantation, VA
• Died: April 4, 1841, The White House, Washington, D.C.
• Presidential term: March 4, 1841 – April 4, 1841
• Vice president: John Tyler (1841)
• Children: John Scott Harrison, William Henry Harrison Jr, MORE
• Nicknames: General Mum, Van Ruin, Old Tippecanoe, Tippecanoe, Old Granny, The Cincinnatus of the West, Washington of the West
• First president elected as a Whig to the presidency.
• First president from Ohio.
• First president to have 10 or more biological children.
• First president to be born in the same county as his vice president.
• First president to not appoint anyone to the Supreme Court
• First president to not issue an executive order
• First president to give an inaugural address of more than 5,000 words.
• First president whose grandson (Benjamin Harrison) was also a president.
• First president to have his photograph taken while in office.
• First president to be over the age of 65 upon entering office.
• First president to die in office.
• First president to have been a brigadier general.
• First president to serve as ambassador to a South American country, having served as United States minister to Gran Colombia from 1828 to 1829.
