Use an Affidavit if: 1  You have been asked to make a declaration or statement of fact under oath as part of a contract or legal process. 2  You want to ask someone else to make a declaration or statement of fact under oath.
Did President William Howard Taft die in a bathtub? No, President William Howard Taft did not die in a bathtub. He died of natural causes in his sleep at his home in Washington D.C. on March 8, 1930. Taft, the 27th President, â¦was the largest President, weighing an official 332 pounds.
Mr. Taft, worn by ill health and the pressure of his judicial duties, resigned from the Supreme Court bench Feb. 3, 1930, and was succeeded as Chief Justice by Charles Evans Hughes. Both as President and Chief Justice Mr. Taft's personality endeared him to all, even those who opposed him politically.