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Robert Alphonso Taft, Sr

Robert Alphonso Taft, Sr

Male 1889 - 1953  (63 years)  Submit Photo / DocumentSubmit Photo / Document


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  • Name Robert Alphonso Taft 
    Suffix Sr 
    Born 8 Sep 1889  Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation United States Senator from Ohio. January 3, 1939 to July 31, 1953. 
    Senator Robert A. Taft.
    Senator Robert A. Taft.
    Senator Robert A. Taft.
    Died 31 Jul 1953  New York, New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 2 siblings 
    Headstones Submit Headstone Photo Submit Headstone Photo 
    Person ID I57732  Nagel
    Last Modified 23 Mar 2021 

    Father William Howard Taft,   b. 15 Sep 1857, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Mar 1930, Washington, District of Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Helen Herron,   b. 2 Jun 1861, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1943, Washington, District of Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 19 Jun 1886  Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    William Taft and Helen Herron Marriage
    William Taft and Helen Herron Marriage
    William Taft and Helen Herron Marriage
    William Taft and Helen Herron Marriage
    William Taft and Helen Herron Marriage
    The Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio), 21 Jun 1886, Monday, Page 1
    Family ID F17036  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha Wheaton Bowers,   b. 1889,   d. 1958  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 17 Oct 1914 
    Children 
    +1. William Howard Taft, III,   b. 7 Aug 1915, Bar Harbor, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1991, Washington, District of Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)  [Birth]
     2. Robert Alphonso Taft, Jr,   b. 26 Feb 1917, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1993, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)  [Birth]
     3. Lloyd Bowers Taft,   b. 1923,   d. 1985  (Age 62 years)  [Birth]
     4. Horace Dwight Taft,   b. 1925,   d. 1983  (Age 58 years)  [Birth]
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2021 
    Family ID F17038  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart