William Howard Taft( 1857
– 1930). He was
an American politician, the 27th President of the United
States, and the 10th Chief Justice of the United
States. He remains the only person in history to have
led both the Executive and Judicial branches of the United States
government since the passage of the Constitution, and is
also the last President to hold a public office after his term
ended. A lifelong Republican, Taft served as Solicitor General
of the United States, federal judge on the United States Court
of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Governor-General of the Philippines,
and Secretary of War before being nominated for president in
the 1908 Republican National Convention with the backing of his
predecessor and close friend Theodore Roosevelt. During his life,
Taft also worked as a professor of law, once at the University
of Cincinnati and once at Yale Law School, and wrote for several
newspapers. He was also a noted advocate of world peace.
His administration was noted
for 'trust busting' and Taft broke with Teddy Roosevelt who ran
against Taft on his "Bull Moose" Party ticket thus
splitting the Republicans in the country and allowing Woodrow
Wilson to be elected President..This offering is a beautiful
archivally framed Postal Appointment that is signed W H
Taft as President. It is also signed by the Postmaster
General. The overall dimensions of the framing are 24 in. x 36
in. and the size of the signed document is 15 in. x 18in. Both
the document and the framing are in excellent condition and the
document has an intact gold leaf postal seal.
