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See Taft of OH Copyright by CLP Research Robert Taft Partial Genealogy of the Tafts (1640-1724) Main Political Affiliation: (of Ohio & Vermont) (Emigrated from Leinster,County Louth,Ireland to Massachusetts) 1763-83 Whig/Revolutionary 1650 (Mendon, MA constable, 1695; selectman, 1697) 1789-1823 Federalist = Sarah Simpson (1640-1725) 1824-31 National Republican 1832-53 Whig Thomas Taft I Robert Taft II Daniel Taft I Cpt. Joseph Taft Benjamin Taft 1854- Republican & Democrat (1671-1755) (1674-1748) (1677-1761?) (1680-1747) (1684-1766) = Elizabeth Woodward (1671-1753) = Elizabeth SEE TAFT OF VT SEE TAFT OF IL Emerson SEE TAFT OF MA GENEALOGY GENEALOGY (1687-1760) GENEALOGY Cpt. Robert Taft III 10 Others Israel Taft (1697-1776) (1699-1753) 1700 See Chapin of NY = Mary Chapin SEE TAFT OF RI Genealogy Part I (1700-68) GENEALOGY John Taft Gideon Taft Peter Taft 8 Others & (1710-69) (1715-63) (1714-83) See Cheney of WY = Elizabeth Cheney SEE TAFT OF MA SEE TAFT OF RI SEE TAFT OF NH Genealogy (1707-83) 8 Others Robert Taft IV Cpt. Ebenezer Taft GENEALOGY GENEALOGY GENEALOGY (1725-87) (1735-1836) & = Deborah SEE TAFT OF MA SEE TAFT OF RI GENEALOGY Lovett GENEALOGY Aaron Taft 5 Others (1729-1814 (1743-1808) (born MA); (moved to Vermont) 1750 1 Daughter Lovett Taft See Rawson of IA = Rhoda Rawson (1756-1837) Genealogy (1749-1827) = Lydia Post (1763-1813) 12 Others Oren Taft Peter Rawson Taft 10 Others (1788-1861) (1785-1867 (born MA); (moved to Ohio) (VT house); (VT judge) = Lucy Ann Stowe of CT See Howard of MI = Sylvia Howard 1800 (1787-1869) Genealogy Part I (1792-1866) Frederick Lovett Taft Alphonso Taft (1811-69) (1810-91); (born VT); (moved to Ohio) (US Secretary of War, 1876); (US Attorney General, 1876-77) = Elvira Laura Rood of CT See Phelps of VT (1815-92) Genealogy (US Diplomat, 1882-85) Fanny Phelps (1823-52) = = Louisa Maria Torrey (1827-1907) Newton Archibald Taft Charles Phelps Taft Peter Rawson Taft 3 Daughers (1843-90) (1843-1929) (1845-89) William Howard Taft 2 Others Henry Waters Taft Horace Dutton Taft (OH house, 1871-73); (US House, 1895-97) = Annie Matilda 1850Laura Alba Humphrey = (1857-1930) (1859-1945); (lawyer) (1868-1943); (lawyer) (publisher, Cincinnati Times-Star) Hulbert (1833-1907) (1858-at (OH judge, 1887-90); (US Solicitor General, 1890-92); (US Ct of Appeals, 1892-1900) (moved to New York) (founded Taft School in (investor in oil/packing/Chicago Cubs etc) least 1880) (Governor of Philippines, 1900-04); (US Secretary of State, 1904-08) (Delegate, Rep National Watertown CT; (art collector/philanthropist) Hulbert Taft (27th US President, 1909-13); (Chief Justice US Supreme Ct, 1921-30) Convention, 1920, 1924) headmaster, Frederick Lovett Taft = Annie B. Sinton (1877-1959) See Herron of OH Genealogy = Helen Herron (1861-1943) = Julia Walbridge 1890-1936) (1870-1913); (Rep); (lawyer) (1852-1931) (publisher of Cincinnati Smith = Winifred Shepard = Mary Alice Arter (wealthy heiress Times-Star, 1930-54; (1863-1942) Thompson of NY (1869-1956) worth $15 million) Robert Alphonso Taft I 1 Daughter Charles Phelps Taft II 5 Children chairman, 1954-58) (1860-1909) (married 1901) (1889-1953) 6 Children Nellie Phillips Leamon = (1897-1983) (no children) (1881-1927) (OH house, 1921-26); (OH senate, 1931-32) (Hamilton co. prosecutor, 1927-28) 1900 Major Kingsley Arter Taft (US Senate, 1938-53) = Martha Wheaton Bowers (1891-1958) (Cincinnati OH city council, 1938-42, 1948-53, 1955-) (1903-70); (Rep) 4 Children (Mayor of Cincinnati, 1955-57) (OH house, 1933-34) William Howard Taft I 2 Sons Robert Taft II See Chase of IN = Eleanor Kellogg Chase (1891-1961) (WWII) (1915-91) (1917-93) Genealogy (US Senate, 1946-47) (US Ambassador to Ireland, 1953-57) (WWII/US Army); (OH house, 1955-62) 6 Others Seth Chase Taft (1923-); (lawyer) (OH supreme court, 1948-70) = Barbara Hoult (US House, 1963-65); (US Senate, 1971-76) (moved to Cleveland OH, 1947) = Louise Parsons Bradfield = Blanca Duncan Noel (1917-68) (Cuyahoga co. OH commissioner) Dakin (1916?-) = Frances Bradley Prindle (1905-97) (1921?-) 1 Son William Howard Taft II Robert Alphonso Taft III 3 Others (1945-) (1942-) 3 Others Frederick Irving "Rick" Taft 1950 (Chief legal counsel for (Ohio house, 1977-81) (1945?-); (lawyer); (Democrat) US State Department, 2001-2005) Ohio secretary of state, 1991-99) (Pepper Pike OH city council, 1997-at least 2012) = Julia Vadala (Governor of Ohio, 1999-2007) (president, Ideaspace Inc.; computer software) (1947?-) = Hope Rothert of AR = Sue ???? (1950s?-) 3 Children 1 Daughter (1945?-) 2 Children.
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