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Helen Louise Taft (née Herron; June 2, 1861 – May 22, 1943), known as Nellie, was the First Lady of the United States from 1909 to 1913 as the wife of President William Howard Taft. Born to a politically well-connected Ohio family, she took an early interest in political life, deciding at the age of 17 that she wished to become ...
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...
First Lady Biography: Helen Taft. HELEN LOUISE "NELLIE" HERRON TAFT. Birth: 2 June, 1861 Cincinnati, Ohio. She was called "Nellie" from childhood on. The nickname served as a further distinction from her daughter Helen. As First Lady, she nevertheless signed correspondence to non-family members as "Helen H."
1600 Penn. First Ladies. 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.
Helen Taft. As “the only unusual incident” of her girlhood, “Nellie” Herron Taft recalled her visit to the White House at 17 as the guest of President and Mrs. Hayes, intimate friends of her parents. Fourth child of Harriet Collins and John W. Herron, born in 1861, she had grown up in Cincinnati, Ohio, attending a private school in the ...
Helen Taft: Gravesite. Fascinating details. William Taft was told by then President Theodore Roosevelt that he was in line for a position on the Supreme Court, but Helen encouraged him not to take the role, allowing him to later accept his presidential nomination.
HELEN HERRON TAFT. 1909-1913. Helen “Nellie” Taft was one of the most politically involved First Ladies in history. She aggressively appealed for Theodore Roosevelt’s endorsement of her husband William Howard Taft for President.
