which president also served as a supreme court justice
William Howard Taft. For other people named William Taft, see William Taft (disambiguation). William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857 â March 8, 1930) served as the 27th President of the United States (1909â1913) and as the tenth Chief Justice of the United States (1921â1930), the only person to have held both offices.