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Spencer F. Eddy
Spencer Fayette Eddy (June 18, 1873 – October 7, 1939) was an American diplomat who served as U.S. Minister to Argentina and Romania. Early life Eddy was born in Chicago, Illinois, on June 18, 1874. He was a son of Augustus Newlands Eddy (1846–1921) and Abby Louisa (née Spencer) Eddy. His sister was Catherine Eddy Beveridge, Catherine Eddy, the wife of U.S. Senator from Indiana Albert J. Beveridge. His father made his fortune as a businessman and his mother was a member of a family who ran a successful hardware business. His paternal grandparents were the Rev. Thomas Mears Eddy and Anna (née White) Eddy. His maternal grandparents were Rachel (née Macomber) Spencer and Franklin Fayette Spencer, a founder of True Value, Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. After preparing at St. Paul's School (New Hampshire), St. Paul's School in New Hampshire, Eddy graduated from Harvard University in 1896 followed by a year of study at the Humboldt University of Berlin, Universities of Ber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Howard Taft
William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857March 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. Taft was elected president in 1908, the chosen successor of Theodore Roosevelt, but was defeated for reelection in 1912 by Woodrow Wilson after Roosevelt split the Republican vote by running as a third-party candidate. In 1921, President Warren G. Harding appointed Taft to be chief justice, a position he held until a month before his death. Taft was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1857. His father, Alphonso Taft, was a U.S. attorney general and secretary of war. Taft attended Yale and joined the Skull and Bones, of which his father was a founding member. After becoming a lawyer, Taft was appointed a judge while still in his twenties. He continued a rapid rise, being named solicitor general and a judge of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. In 1901, President ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
