William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857 – March 8, 1930) was the 27th president of the United States (1909–1913) and the tenth chief justice of the United States (1921–1930), the only person to have held both offices. After admission to the Ohio bar, Taft devoted himself to his job at the Commercial full-time. The mission style became popular for public buildings, schools and colleges. As President Taft in 1909 went to California to praise Father Junípero Serra as an 'apostle, legislator, [and] builder' who advanced 'the beginning of civilization in California.
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