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Helen Herron Taft

1861 - 1943

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Helen Louise Taft (née Herron; June 2, 1861 – May 22, 1943), known as Nellie, was the First Lady of the United States from 1909 to 1913 as the wife of President William Howard Taft. Born to a politically well-connected Ohio family, she took an early interest in political life, deciding at the age of 17 that she wished to become first lady. Herron married Taft in 1886, and she guided him throughout his political career, encouraging him to take actions that would bring him closer to the presidency. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Helen Herron Taft has received more than 614,860 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Helen Herron Taft is the 12,559th most popular politician (down from 12,089th in 2019), the 5,480th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,897th in 2019) and the 342nd most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Helen Herron Taft ranks 12,559 out of 15,577. Before her are Zoran Lilić, Jan Nowak-Jeziorański, Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus, H. D. Deve Gowda, Chuck Hagel, and Igor Matovič. After her are Eight Deer Jaguar Claw, Luis Sáenz Peña, Edward Osóbka-Morawski, Bouasone Bouphavanh, Abdul Qadir, and William Wain Prior.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1861, Helen Herron Taft ranks 99. Before her are Prafulla Chandra Ray, Hannes Hafstein, Makino Nobuaki, Frederic Remington, Ernest Renshaw, and Mikhail Matyushin. After her are Malalai of Maiwand, Maximilian Harden, Maxime Maufra, Dorothea Klumpke, Nikola Ivanov, and Hans Goldschmidt. Among people deceased in 1943, Helen Herron Taft ranks 138. Before her are Harry Baur, Kočo Racin, Estella Agsteribbe, Anita Augspurg, Walter Thiel, and Beatrice Webb. After her are Dora Gerson, Milutin Ivković, Damrong Rajanubhab, Frank Schlesinger, Robert W. Paul, and Nils Dardel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Helen Herron Taft ranks 5,480 out of 18,182. Before her are Robert Parrish (1916), Lauren Ridloff (1978), Wendy O. Williams (1949), Ernie Terrell (1939), Bill Condon (1955), and Chuck Hagel (1946). After her are Alexander Mackendrick (1912), Robert Walker (1918), Budd Boetticher (1916), Marion Jones (1975), Danneel Ackles (1979), and Thomas Friedman (1953).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Helen Herron Taft ranks 342. Before her are William Cohen (1940), Ramsey Clark (1927), Roger Sherman (1721), Robert R. Livingston (1746), Martha Jefferson Randolph (1772), and Chuck Hagel (1946). After her are Ida Saxton McKinley (1847), William B. Travis (1809), Henry Knox (1750), Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737), Daniel Webster (1782), and Stephen A. Douglas (1813).

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