Living Family Archive

William Howard Taft

Biography

Received Teddy Roosevelt's support for the presidency instead of Charles Warren Fairbanks.

Stories mentioning William

A Vice President in the FamilyCharles Warren Fairbanks belonged to a branch that moved west to Ohio and became a prosperous railroad-law lawyer, Indiana senator and United States vice president under Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt. Fairbanks, Alaska was named for him. The family recounts arguments that disagreements with Roosevelt cost him support for the presidency, which instead went to William Howard Taft, and jokingly wonders whether Charles shared the family's stubbornness.

Referenced in

History of the Guild Family — EARLY HISTORY OF THE FAIRBANKS FAMILY

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