| Robert A. Taft  AKA Robert Alphonso Taft
Born: 8-Sep-1889
Birthplace: Cincinnati, OH
Died: 31-Jul-1953
Location of death: New York City
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Indian Hill Episcopal Church Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH
Gender: Male
Religion: Anglican/Episcopalian
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician, Relative
Party Affiliation: Republican Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Senator from Ohio, 1939-53 Co-sponsor, with Rep. Fred A. Hartley, of the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947. Father: William Howard Taft
Mother: Helen Herron ("Nellie")
Brother: Charles Phelps Taft II
Wife: Martha Wheaton Wheaton-Bowers (m. 17-Oct-1914)
Son: William Howard Taft III
Son: Robert Taft, Jr. (Father of Ohio Gov. Bob Taft)
High School: The Taft School, Watertown, CT
University: Yale University (1910)
Law School: Harvard University (1913)
US Senator, Ohio (1939-53)
Ohio State Senate (1931-32)
Ohio State House of Representatives (1921-26)
Taft Stettinius & Hollister Founder (1924)
Alfalfa Club 1944
America First Committee
Inter-American Dialogue
Psi Upsilon Fraternity
Kentucky Colonel 1955
Taft Family
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