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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.
Alphonso Taft (Townshend, 5 de novembro de 1810 – San Diego, 21 de maio de 1891) foi um jurista, diplomata e político norte-americano que serviu no Gabinete Presidencial de Ulysses S. Grant, primeiro como Secretário da Guerra em 1876 e depois como Procurador-Geral de 1876 a 1877.
24 de out. de 2022 · In March 1876, Taft was appointed Secretary of War by President Grant, and on May 22, 1876, became Attorney General of the United States. At the expiration of his term of office, on March 11, 1877, he resumed the practice of law.
Alphonso Taft was born in 1810 in Townshend, Vermont. He graduated with honors from Yale College, studied law, and was admitted to the Connecticut bar in 1838. He then moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he established a successful law practice.
As the 80th Congress begins its critical two years, one thing is certain: the popular estimation of Robert Alphonso Taft is in for a change. In the days of Democratic power, his objections were...
OVERVIEW: BORN: November 5, 1810, Townshend, Vermont. DIED: May 21, 1891 (age 80), San Diego, California. EDUCATION: Yale University (BA, 1833; LL.D, 1838) POLITICAL PARTY: Republican. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 1838: Move to Cincinnati, Ohio; Began Practicing Law. 1856: Unsuccessful Candidate for Congress. 1865-1872: Judge, Superior Court of Cincinnati.
The Taft family’s legacy of public service, philanthropy, support of community, education, and humanitarian causes stretches back to the mid-1800s when Alphonso Taft, the patriarch of the Cincinnati branch of the Taft family, moved to Cincinnati to practice law.
