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Helen Herron Taft

1861 - 1943

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Helen Louise Taft (née Herron; June 2, 1861 – May 22, 1943) was 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 first lady. Herron married Taft in 1886, and she guided him throughout his political career, encouraging him to take actions that would bring him closer to the presidency. Accompanying her husband to the Philippines in 1900, she became a prominent socialite in Manila, contributing to US-Philippines relations. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Helen Herron Taft is the 13,199th most popular politician (up from 13,661st in 2019), the 5,814th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,885th in 2019) and the 474th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Helen Herron Taft ranks 13,199 out of 19,576. Before her are Marek Belka, John I, Count Palatine of Simmern, Salim bin Thuwaini, Julio Antonio Mella, Jo Cals, and Devan Nair. After her are Su Tseng-chang, Joseph Pholien, Ahn Changho, Igor Dodon, Muhammad ibn Idris, and Miro, Count of Barcelona.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1861, Helen Herron Taft ranks 100. Before her are Fanny Brate, Ernest Renshaw, Karl Groos, Nikola Ivanov, Prafulla Chandra Ray, and Kadambini Ganguly. After her are Dorothea Klumpke, Krikor Zohrab, Hannes Hafstein, Maximilian Harden, J. B. Bury, and Anna Brigadere. Among people deceased in 1943, Helen Herron Taft ranks 147. Before her are Leonhard Stejneger, Ernst Trygger, Dora Gerson, Lucien Démanet, Doris Miller, and Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt. After her are Kristjan Raud, Kiyotsugu Hirayama, Aleš Hrdlička, Damrong Rajanubhab, Mihailo Petrović, and Vittorio Sella.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Helen Herron Taft ranks 5,814 out of 20,380. Before her are Adam Levine (1979), Emily Donelson (1807), Linda Kozlowski (1958), Robert Levin (1947), Chris Elliott (1960), and Mýa (1979). After her are Holt McCallany (1963), Twiggy Ramirez (1971), Al Lewis (1923), Michael Malone (1971), Elisha Kent Kane (1820), and Amy Ryan (1969).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Helen Herron Taft ranks 474. Before her are Walter Isaacson (1952), Winthrop Rockefeller (1912), Roger Sherman (1721), George Andrew Reisner (1867), Gina Raimondo (1971), and Emily Donelson (1807). After her are Dianne Feinstein (1933), Ambrose Burnside (1824), Gus Hall (1910), Chuck Hagel (1946), John Lynch (1952), and Jay Garner (1938).

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