Charles Phelps "Charlie" Taft

1897 - 1983  (85 years)

• Name	Charles Phelps "Charlie" Taft
  Nickname	Charlie
  Born	20 Sep 1897	Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
  Gender	Male
  Group	Descendant of Revolutionary War Veteran
  	DAR or SAR Eligible Descendant of a Revolutionary War Veteran
  Group	Head of Line - Nicholas Taft
  	Descendants of Nicholas Taft of Stepney, several of whose children were early immigrants to Massachusetts.
  Died	24 Jun 1983	Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
  Person ID	I4881	New England Hall Families Master Tree
  Last Modified	18 May 2019

  
  

  Father	President William Howard Taft,   b. 15 Sep 1857, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio ,   d. 8 Mar 1930, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Colombia  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Helen Herron,   b. 2 Jun 1861, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio ,   d. 22 May 1943, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Colombia  (Age 81 years)
  Married	19 Jun 1886	Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
  Family ID	F3396	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Sep 1897 - Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio Died - 24 Jun 1983 - Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Badges

  Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier Descendant

  
  

• Notes

  Son of President William Howard Taft. 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 his beloved Cincinnati, serving on the City Council for sixteen terms and one term as mayor. In 1925, he was the youngest president of the international Y.M.C.A. Charles "Charlie" Taft was Mayor of Cincinatti in the 1960's.