Alphonso Taft (1810-1891)

Alphonso Taft, U.S. Attorney General & Secretary of War

zoom_in 1 images

Father
Peter Rawson Taft (1785-1867)
Mother
Sylvia Howard (1793-1866)
Spouses
Fanny (Phelps) Taft (1823-1852)
Louise (Torrey) Taft (1827-1907)
Children
Charles Phelps Taft (1843-1929)
William Howard Taft (1857-1930)
Horace Dutton Taft (1861-1943)
He founded the Skull & Bones Society at Yale College. He was the Attorney-General and Secretary of War under President Ulysses S. Grant. He is the father of President William Howard Taft.

Categories

Diplomats Politicians
Contributed by Mark Meredith on 04/04/2019 and last updated on 04/04/2019.