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Robert Alphonso Taft Sr. (September 8, 1889 – July 31, 1953) was an American politician, lawyer, and scion of the Republican Party's Taft family. Taft represented Ohio in the United States Senate , briefly served as Senate majority leader , and was a leader of the conservative coalition of Republicans and conservative Democrats who ...
Robert A. Taft (born Sept. 8, 1889, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.—died July 31, 1953, New York, N.Y.) was a Republican leader in the U.S. Senate for 14 years (1939–53) whose espousal of traditional conservatism won him the sobriquet “Mr. Republican”.
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Senator Robert A. Taft (1889-1953), son of President William Howard Taft, became known as "Mr. Republican" for helping to rebuild his party after the Great Depression and the Democratic dominance of the New Deal years.
Taft was born in Boston and raised in Cincinnati. His first public office was representing the 65th district in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1977 to 1981. He then served as commissioner for Hamilton County from 1981 to 1990. Taft ran for lieutenant governor in 1986 but was unsuccessful.
Learn about Robert A. Taft, the conservative Republican who opposed President Harry S. Truman and led the Senate from 1947 to 1953. Find out his biography, achievements, and legacy in the U.S. Senate.
Learn about the life and career of Robert A. Taft, the son of President William Howard Taft and a prominent Republican senator. He opposed the New Deal, the war effort, and the Cold War, and advocated for limited government and individual liberty.
Senator Robert Alphonso Taft, the son of President and Chief Justice william howard taft, was a leader of Republican opposition to the new deal policies of franklin d. roosevelt. a graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law School, Taft served in the Ohio legislature from 1921 to 1933.
