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Constructing a “policy of attraction,” Taft used his time in the Philippines to gain the trust of its people, include them (on a limited basis) in the political structures being put in place, and build an economic infrastructure.
After becoming a lawyer, Taft was appointed a judge while still in his twenties. He continued a rapid rise, being named solicitor general and a judge of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. In 1901, President William McKinley appointed Taft civilian governor of the Philippines.
governor (1901-1904), Philippines. (Show more) Political Affiliation: Republican Party. Notable Family Members: spouse Helen Taft. On the Web: National Park Service - William Howard Taft (May 28, 2024) William Howard Taft: timeline. Key events in the life of William Howard Taft.
An Imperial Vision: William Howard Taft and the Philippines, 1900-1921 Adam David Burns Dissertation submitted in part satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy University of Edinburgh, 2010
William Howard Taft was the first head of the Philippine Commission from March 16, 1900 until July 4, 1901, after which the commission's head also became the Civil Governor of the Philippines. Taft served in that office until January 31, 1904, when he was appointed Secretary of War by President Theodore Roosevelt . [4]
William Howard Taft and the Philippines: A Blueprint for Empire. Adam D. Burns. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2020. ISBN 978-1-6219-0569-1. 189 pp., hardcover, $70.00. William Howard Taft has kept book publishers rather busy over the past decade or so.
rule during this period over which the figure of William Howard Taft looms so large, from his first entrance into the Philippines. as head of the Second Philippine Commission to the end of his. term as President of the United States in 1913. After giving a sketch of Philippine society in its various.
