President Who Died In Bathtub
P resident william howard taft s bathtub has become legendary.
President who died in bathtub. This tub could accommodate four normal sized people. Other websites and links. The famously rotund leader topped out at 340 pounds he was only 5 11 and the tub story enhanced his sizeable reputation. This practice is presently governed by section one of the twenty fifth amendment to the united states constitution.
Taft was elected president in 1908 the chosen successor of theodore roosevelt but was defeated for re election by woodrow wilson in 1912 after roosevelt split the. Taft according to the national archives is the only person to hold the highest office in both the executive and judicial branches. More in bathtubs than terrorism review over low flow flushing toilets pink bathrooms so por in the 1950s bathtubs in california are on stilts review over low flow flushing toilets. Although big bill was the only man to serve as both u s.
Four men could fit inside it and according to myth the president got stuck. He died at the age of 72. Illustrated by chris van dusen george washington crossed the delaware in the dead of night. And president william howard taft got stuck in a bathtub and then got unstuck.
It was replaced in 1952 with a modern tub of similar size. Buy the northern california independent booksellers association p. Four were assassinated and four died of natural causes in each of these instances the vice president has succeeded to the presidency. William howard taft september 15 1857 march 8 1930 was an american politician the 27th president of the united states the 10th chief justice of the united states a leader of the progressive conservative wing of the republican party in the early twentieth century a chaired professor at yale law school a pioneer in international arbitration and a staunch advocate of world peace.
After taft was ousted in the 1912 election president warren harding appointed him to chief justice of the united states where he served until weeks before his death in 1930. After viewing test your knowledge of unusual hollywood deaths in this quiz from investigation discovery. Opinion william howard taft is still stuck in the tub new. Abraham lincoln saved the union.
President and supreme court chief justice what most remember about taft is that he supposedly became stuck in the white house bathtub. Since the office was established in 1789 44 people have served as president of the united states of these eight presidents have died in office. See the next page to get started with our list of 8 famous people who died in the bathroom. William howard taft september 15 1857 march 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.
Three days later he became the first president to be buried at arlington national cemetery. All of these people ended their time on earth in the bathroom some accidentally others intentionally some murdered. Taft died on march 8 1930 due to heart failure.