William Howard Taft

William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857 – March 8, 1930) was an American jurist and statesman who served as both the 27th President of the United States (1909–1913) and later the 10th Chief Justice of the United States (1921–1930). A leader during the Progressive Era, Taft and his conservative allies took control of the Republican Party away from Theodore Roosevelt and the liberals. He is the only person to have presided over both the executive and judicial branches of the United States federal government.

Before becoming President, Taft served as Solicitor General of the United States and as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. In 1900, President William McKinley appointed Taft Governor-General of the Philippines. In 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt appointed Taft Secretary of War in an effort to groom Taft, then his close political ally, into his handpicked presidential successor. Taft assumed a prominent role in problem solving, assuming on some occasions the role of acting Secretary of State, while declining repeated offers from Roosevelt to serve on the Supreme Court.

William Taft (disambiguation)

William Taft (1857–1930) was the 27th President of the United States (1909–1913).

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William Howard Taft High School (San Antonio)

William Howard Taft High School is a public secondary school in the Northside Independent School District (NISD).

Taft High School was the fifth NISD high school, and the first outside Loop 1604. It is home to the magnet school Communications Arts High School which primarily focuses on college readiness and technology use. As with all NISD high schools, the school is named for a United States Supreme Court justice, in this case former Chief Justice William Howard Taft, who also served as President of the United States.

The Taft Raider Band has over 130 students from Communications Arts and Taft. The band qualified for the state marching contest in 2014.

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Coordinates: 29°29′53″N 98°43′18″W / 29.49806°N 98.72167°W / 29.49806; -98.72167

William Howard (1781–1843)

The Hon. William Howard (25 December 1781 – 25 January 1843) was a British Member of Parliament.

Howard was the second son of Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle. He entered Parliament in 1806 as member for Morpeth, a pocket borough where his father controlled one of the two seats. He represented that borough until 1826, and again from 1830 to 1832, and was Conservative MP for the Scottish county constituency of Sutherland between 1837 and 1840.

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Frédéric Dard

Frédéric Dard (Frédéric Charles Antoine Dard, 29 June 1921 in Bourgoin-Jallieu, Isère - 6 June 2000 in Switzerland) was a French writer and author of the San-Antonio series.

Biography

He is one of the most famous French crime novels writers of the second half of the 20th century. He was also one of the most prolific, since he wrote more than 300 novels throughout his career. Under the pseudonym of San-Antonio (with the dash, which was originally a mistake), which he chose randomly with his finger on a map of America while he was looking for an English-sounding name for the famous police superintendent who is the main hero of his novels. San-Antonio is both in the case the main hero and the pseudonym of the writer, and books are written in the first person.

Frédéric Dard wrote 173 adventures of San-Antonio, of which millions of copies were sold. A San-Antonio is likely to be found in any French household. Detective Superintendent Antoine San-Antonio is a kind of French James Bond without gadgets, flanked by two colleagues, the old, sickly but wise inspector César Pinaud and the gargantuesque inspector Alexandre-Benoît Bérurier. He is a member of the French secret service and has to fulfill impossible missions given by "Le Vieux" (the Old Man), later known as "Achilles", the head of the French police. With the help of his colleagues he always succeeds through various adventures.

San Antonio, Jujuy

San Antonio is a town and municipality in Jujuy Province in Argentina.

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Coordinates: 24°22′03″S 65°20′07″W / 24.36750°S 65.33528°W / -24.36750; -65.33528

San Antonio, San Jose, Camarines Sur

San Antonio is one of 29 barangays or villages located in the poblacion in the municipality of San Jose, Camarines Sur in the Philippines. It belongs to the municipality's poblacion or central district.

Geography and Demographics

Barangay Soledad is classified as an urban place and composed of 7 purok/zones. It is generally described as plain with a total land area of 23.198618 hectares. It is bounded to the north by Soledad, south by Pugay, east by San Juan, and in the west by Boclod. Its major source of livelihood is agriculture (farming). It has a total population of 1,029.

Government

Elected barangay officials are as follows: Mario P. Pacis- Punong Barangay and the barangay councilors are: Jorem B. Pilapil, Alicia P. Faurillo, Ramil C. Pilapil, Danilo B. Tianes, Vergel S. Obias, Aaron A. Del Valle, and Jeffrey T. Pascua. The appointed barangay secretary and treasurer are: Maricris C. Valencia and Lorna R. Lafuente, respectively.

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