Helen Louise Herron “Nellie” Taft was the wife of President William Howard Taft. Helen Louis Taft was born on June 2, 1861 to Judge John Williamson and Harriet Collins Herror. She was the fourth of their eleven children and called … Continued
In January 1904, he became Secretary of War under President Theodore Roosevelt. President Roosevelt felt that Taft was his logical successor when he decided not to run for re-election in 1908. Taft became the Republication Convention nominee and won the … Continued