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Charles Phelps Taft II (September 20, 1897 – June 24, 1983) was a U.S. Republican Party politician and member of the Taft family. From 1955 to 1957, he served as Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio. Like other members of his family, Taft was a Republican for the purposes of statewide elections.
23 de abr. de 2024 · A biography of Charles P. Taft, a Republican leader and former mayor of Cincinnati, who supported reform movements and the United Nations. Learn about his World War II service, his law practice, his political career, and his role in the 1960 election of John F. Kennedy.
His nephew, Charles Phelps Taft II who served as Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio from 1955 to 1957 was named after him. Legacy. Following his death, Annie (Anna) Sinton Taft donated $5 million to the University of Cincinnati in 1930 and established a memorial fund after his name.
Born September 20, 1897 he died June 24, 1983. Athlete, soldier, lawyer, author, politician and civic reformer, he married Eleanor K. Chase and had seven children. A deeply religious man, he was a founder of the World Council of Churches, and he worked tirelessly to better...
Charles Phelps Taft II with his father, William Howard Taft, before leaving for World War I After twelve years of militarized expansion during the McKinley and Roosevelt administrations, Taft's dollar diplomacy efforts were primarily intended to moderate the U.S. interventionist policies of his predecessors.
Next to make his mark was William’s half-brother Charles Phelps Taft, who had a successful law practice, owned the Chicago Cubs and served as a U.S. representative, but the profession he was best known for was as owner and publisher of the Cincinnati Times-Star.
Charles Phelps Taft II. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Charles Phelps Taft II. Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio. Upload media. Wikipedia. 20 September 1897. Cincinnati. 24 June 1983.
