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Alphonso Taft

Alphonso Taft (November 5, 1810 – May 21, 1891) was an American jurist, diplomat, and politician who served as United States attorney general and secretary of war under President Ulysses S. Grant. He was also the founder of the Taft political dynasty, and father of Congressman Charles Phelps Taft and President William Howard Taft, and the grandfather of…

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Education
Yale University (BA)
Appointed by
Chester A. Arthur
Born
(1810-11-05)November 5, 1810 Townshend, Vermont, U.S.
Children
10, including Charles, William, Henry, Horace
Died
May 21, 1891(1891-05-21) (aged 80) San Diego, California, U.S.
Parents
Peter Rawson Taft (father) · Sylvia Howard (mother)

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Early life

Marriages, family, and estate

Cincinnati attorney and career

Secretary of War

U.S. attorney general

Bid for office

U.S. Minister

Family dynasty

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Alphonso Taft

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Alphonso Taft

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related to Early life · 40
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related to Cincinnati attorney and career · 33
Alphonso Taft → April, As, Bible, Bill, Board, Christianity, Cincinnati, Cincinnati Bar Association, Civil War, Dickson, Education, George, He, In, Jewish, Jews, Mercantile Library, Minor, Ohio Supreme Court, Pendleton
related to Family dynasty · 31
Alphonso Taft → Alphonso, Although, At, Bones, Bush, Charles Phelps Taft, Chief Justice, Cincinnati, Cincinnati's First Congregational-Unitarian Church, Elmshade, George, Governor, His, Ireland, Mass, Ohio, Republican, Robert, Robert Taft Jr, Senators
related to Marriages, family, and estate · 11
Alphonso Taft → Charles Phelps Taft, December, Fanny Phelps, In, Judge Charles Phelps, June, March, Mary Taft, May, November, Peter Rawson Taft II
related to Further reading · 9
Alphonso Taft → Archived, Army, CMH Pub, December, Military History, Retrieved August, Secretaries, United States Army Center, War
related to Books · 6
Alphonso Taft → Hawke Publishing Company, Incorporated, Leonard, Lewis Alexander, Life, New York
related to External links · 5
Alphonso Taft → Alphonso, Encyclopedia Americana, Internet Archive, Taft, Works
related to Newspapers · 5
Alphonso Taft → Hon, October, Speech, The New York Times, The Rebel War Claims
Preceded by · 4
Alphonso Taft → Edwards Pierrepont, William H. Hunt, William W. Belknap, William Walter Phelps
Succeeded by · 4
Alphonso Taft → Charles Devens, George V. N. Lothrop, J. Donald Cameron, John M. Francis

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Alphonso TaftAppointed byChester A. Arthur1.00infobox
Alphonso TaftBorn(1810-11-05)November 5, 1810 Townshend, Vermont, U.S.1.00infobox
Alphonso TaftChildren10, including Charles, William, Henry, Horace1.00infobox
Alphonso TaftDiedMay 21, 1891(1891-05-21) (aged 80) San Diego, California, U.S.1.00infobox
Alphonso TaftEducationYale University (BA)1.00infobox
Alphonso TaftParentsPeter Rawson Taft (father)1.00infobox
Alphonso TaftParentsSylvia Howard (mother)1.00infobox
Alphonso TaftPartyRepublican1.00infobox
Alphonso TaftPreceded byEdwards Pierrepont1.00infobox
Alphonso TaftPreceded byWilliam W. Belknap1.00infobox
Alphonso TaftPreceded byWilliam H. Hunt1.00infobox
Alphonso TaftPreceded byWilliam Walter Phelps1.00infobox
Alphonso TaftPresidentUlysses S. Grant1.00infobox
Alphonso TaftResting placeSpring Grove Cemetery Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.1.00infobox
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Alphonso TaftSucceeded byCharles Devens1.00infobox
Alphonso TaftSucceeded byJ. Donald Cameron1.00infobox
Alphonso TaftSucceeded byGeorge V. N. Lothrop1.00infobox
Alphonso TaftSucceeded byJohn M. Francis1.00infobox

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