William Howard Taft
Born September 15, 1857, Cincinnati, Ohio · Died March 8, 1930, Washington, D.C. · Made at Sight in an emergent lodge, Cincinnati; elected to Kilwinning Lodge No. 356 Apr 14, 1909
27th President of the United States and later Chief Justice, made a “Mason at Sight” by the Grand Master of Ohio.
27th President of the United States and later Chief Justice, made a "Mason at Sight" by the Grand Master of Ohio.
Sources
- https://info.acgl.eu/html/Famous_Masons/OUR%20MASONIC%20PRESIDENTS.pdf
- https://www.srkc.org/history/famous/presidents/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_United_States_who_were_Freemasons
- Portrait image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Howard_Taft_by_Pach_Brothers_(3x4_ropped)_(cropped).jpg (Public domain)
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Life & Masonic Timeline
September 15, 1857
Born — Cincinnati, Ohio
1878
Age 21
Graduated from Yale
July 4, 1901
Age 43
Became civilian Governor of the Philippines
1904
Age 47
Became Secretary of War
February 18, 1909
Age 51
Initiated an Entered Apprentice in Made at Sight in an emergent lodge, Cincinnati; elected to Kilwinning Lodge No. 356 Apr 14, 1909
February 18, 1909
Age 51
Passed to the Degree of Fellowcraft — Made at Sight in an emergent lodge, Cincinnati; elected to Kilwinning Lodge No. 356 Apr 14, 1909
February 18, 1909
Age 51
Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason — Made at Sight in an emergent lodge, Cincinnati; elected to Kilwinning Lodge No. 356 Apr 14, 1909
March 4, 1909
Age 51
Inaugurated President
April 1913
Age 55
Became a law professor at Yale
July 11, 1921
Age 63
Became Chief Justice
March 8, 1930
Age 72
Died — Washington, D.C.
Pach Brothers, restored by Adam Cuerden, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Source