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William Howard Taft

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U.S. President

The Resume

    (September 15, 1857-March 8, 1930)
    27th President of The United States (1909-1913)
    Judge in Ohio Superior Court (1887-1890)
    U.S. Solicitor General (1890-1892)
    U.S. Circuit Court Judge (1892-1900)
    Governor of the Philippines (1901-1904)
    Secretary of War under T. Roosevelt (1904-1908)
    Chief Justice of the United States (1921-1930)

Why he might be annoying:

    He weighed in excess of 300 pounds, the heaviest American president. Due to his size he got stuck in the White House bathtub.
    He won the nomination by what was called 'the steamroller method.' Roosevelt was so insensed by him stealing the nomination, that he ran against him as an independent.
    He negotiated a free trade agreement with Canada only to ultimately have Canada reject it.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He is the only President to serve on the Supreme Court.
    During his administration the postal savings system, parcel post and an independent Department of Labor were created.
    During his administration Arizona and New Mexico, entered the union as the last of the 48 contiguous states.
    He headed the construction of the Panama Canal (1904-08).
    He negotiated a peace when Cuba was threatened by revolution (1906).
    He retired from the Supreme Court due to heart disease and fied a month later (February 3, 1930).
    He started the tradition of a president throwing out the first ball to open the baseball season (April 14, 1910).
    When he got up to stretch in the seventh inning, out of respect others stood, beginning the tradition of the seventh inning stretch.

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Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 127 Votes: 50.39% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 205 Votes: 51.22% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 191 Votes: 49.21% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 25 Votes: 48.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 64 Votes: 46.88% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 197 Votes: 56.35% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 114 Votes: 71.93% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 66 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 76 Votes: 51.32% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 49 Votes: 55.10% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 67 Votes: 44.78% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 64 Votes: 39.06% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 63 Votes: 41.27% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 241 Votes: 44.40% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 309 Votes: 48.87% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 283 Votes: 52.65% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 367 Votes: 49.86% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 696 Votes: 53.88% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 2056 Votes: 45.43% Annoying