William Howard Taft had personal ambition to become chief justice.
William Taft was not seen as brilliant as a child, but was a hard worker; his demanding parents pushed him and his four brothers toward success, tolerating nothing less
== Chief Justice (19211930) ===== Appointment ===During the 1920 election campaign, Taft supported the Republican ticketHarding (by then a senator) and Massachusetts Governor Calvin Coolidge; they were elected

