Alphonso Taft
Former United States Attorney General
Alphonso Taft 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... Wikipedia
Born: November 5, 1810, Townshend, VT
Died: May 21, 1891 (age 80 years), San Diego, CA
Children: William Howard Taft, Charles Phelps Taft, Henry Waters Taft, and more
Parents: Peter Rawson Taft
Spouse: Louise Taft (m. 1853) and Fanny Phelps (m. 1841)
Place of burial: Spring Grove, Cincinnati, OH
Organization founded: Skull and Bones