William Howard Taft
TWENTY-SEVENTH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
1909–1913
Invitation to a June 19, 1911
White House social sent by
President and Mrs. Taft to Bishop
and Mrs. Walden.
Prior to entering
the ministry in 1858, John Morgan
Walden (1831–1914) had served
in the Kansas State Legislature and
in the Leavenworth constitutional
convention.
J
uly 8, 1916 letter fromWilliam Howard Taft (1857–1930) to Bishop
John W. Hamilton.
This personal letter reveals that the former president’s political ambitions
continued after his single term in office. John W. Hamilton (1845
–
1934) entered the ministry in 1868 and was elected to the episcopacy in
1900. From 1916 until 1922 he served as the Chancellor of American
University.
