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American First Lady Helen Herron Taft (1861-1943) supported her sometimes reluctant husband, William Howard Taft, from his early judicial posts in Ohio through his presidency and final years as a Supreme Court justice. Ambitious and energetic, Taft had a lifelong interest in politics and was the first presidential spouse to publish her memoirs.
Helen Herron Taft. Helen "Nellie" Taft was the wife of President William Howard Taft and First Lady of the United States from 1909 to 1913. During their marriage, she relished travel to Japan, China, and diplomatic missions around the world. As "the only unusual incident" of her girlhood, "Nellie" Herron Taft recalled her visit to the White ...
Helen Herron Taft was intelligent, politically savvy, and ambitious for her husband. Their marriage was a strong partnership. She died on May 22, 1943, and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Helen Herron Taft (1861-1943) was born to a wealthy Cincinnati family. Music was her life-long passion.
Helen Louise Herron “Nellie” Taft (June 2, 1861 – May 22, 1943) was the wife of William Howard Taft and First Lady of the United States from 1909 to 1913. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the fourth child of Judge John Williamson Herron (1827–1912), a law partner of Rutherford B. Hayes, and Harriet Collins-Herron (1833–1901), Nellie ...
Bibliographic information. Title. Recollections of Full YearsLibrary of American civilizationRecollections of Full Years, Helen (Herron) Taft (Mrs. William Howard Taft) Author. Helen Herron Taft. Publisher. Dodd, Mead, 1914. Original from. the New York Public Library.
Born - January 2, 1861 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Parents - John Williamson Herron & Harriet Collins Herron. Married - June 19, 1886 to William Howard Taft. Children - Robert Alphonso (1889 – 1953), Helen Herron (1891 – 1987), Charles Phelps (1897 – 1983) Education - Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Firsts - 1st First Lady to ride with the ...
20 de nov. de 2014 · Recollections of Full Years: (Annotated) As ambitious as her husband, William Howard Taft, Helen Herron may be the most underrated of all our First Ladies. She encouraged Taft in all his political accomplishments and he may not have become president without her. He preferred the judiciary and eventually became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
