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Alphonso Taft (November 5, 1810 – May 21, 1891) was an American jurist, diplomat, politician, Attorney General and Secretary of War under President Ulysses S. Grant. He was also the founder of the Taft political dynasty, and father of President and Chief Justice William Howard Taft . As Secretary of War, Taft's popular appointment by Grant ...
The Tafts reoccupied the house in 1885, and William Howard lived with them until after his marriage the next year, when he acquired his own residence in the city. Subsequently, his political career necessitated his relocation to Washington, D.C. In 1889 his parents leased their residence and departed for an extended trip to California, where in 1891 Alphonso died. His widow returned to ...
William Huntington Russell and Alphonso Taft co-founded "The Order of the Skull and Bones". The first senior members included Russell, Taft, and thirteen other members. Alternative names for Skull and Bones are The Order, Order 322 and The Brotherhood of Death.
Alphonso Taft was born in Townshend, Vermont, in 1810. He graduated from Yale and began a successful law career in Cincinnati. In 1876 he was appointed secretary of war to President Grant, and was soon promoted to attorney general. Hiram Powers employed many workmen to carve marble replicas of his busts and statues.
Spring Grove Cemetery. Maintained by: Find a Grave. Added: Feb 20, 1999. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 4592. Source citation. Presidential Cabinet Secretary. The founder of the Taft Republican political dynasty, he served as the Secretary of War from March to May 1876 and the Attorney General from May 1876 until March 1877 under President Ulysses S ...
Alphonso Taft (November 5, 1810 – May 21, 1891) was a jurist, diplomat, Attorney General and Secretary of War under President Ulysses S. Grant. He is also the founder of an American political dynasty, and father of President William H. Taft.
Der amerikanische Politiker. Republikaner. Rechtsanwalt. Führender Vertreter einer isolationistischen Außenpolitik; brachte 1947 das "Taft-Hartley-Gesetz" ein. War mehrfach erfolglos um die republikanische Präsidentschaftskandidatur bemüht.
