Bidspirit auction | William Howard Taft Signed Presidential

William Howard Taft Signed Presidential Appointment, Naval Constructor Commission, 1910 - Presidential Appointment Signed by William Howard Taft - Naval Constructor Commission, 1910. Presidential commission issued by William Howard Taft, 27th President of the United States, appointing Lloyd Bankson as a Naval Constructor in the United States Navy with the rank of Captain, dated August 30, 1910. The document is printed on official parchment and bears the signature of President Taft at lower right along with the signature of the Acting Secretary of the Navy and a large embossed blue paper seal of the Navy Department. Approximately 19.75H x 16.125W in. Provenance: From the private collection of Joel Rothschild.