Taft family
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The Taft family is a prominent American political dynasty from Ohio, best known for producing U.S. President and Chief Justice William Howard Taft and several other influential public officials.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taft family (by marriage and family connections) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American political family
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political dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution | Yale University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithProfession |
business
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law ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| cityBase | Cincinnati, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| hasAncestralFigure | Robert Taft Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAncestralHome | Uxbridge, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalReference | symbol of Midwestern Republicanism ⓘ |
| hasFamilyBranch |
Cincinnati Tafts
NERFINISHED
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New England Tafts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFamilySeat | Cincinnati, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | Taft political dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemberRole |
conservative leader in U.S. Senate
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progressive-era reformer ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalStronghold | Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Republican Party ideology
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U.S. domestic policy ⓘ U.S. judicial policy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Republican Party politics
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producing U.S. senators ⓘ producing a U.S. Chief Justice ⓘ producing a U.S. President ⓘ producing state governors ⓘ |
| migratedTo | Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Alphonso Taft
NERFINISHED
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Bob Taft NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Phelps Taft NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Waters Taft NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Rawson Taft NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert A. Taft NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Taft Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ William Howard Taft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originRegion | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPartyTradition | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedOfficeHolder |
Chief Justice of the United States
NERFINISHED
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Governor of Ohio ⓘ President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Cabinet member ⓘ U.S. Representative NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Senator ⓘ |
| stateBase | Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
20th century
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early 21st century ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Taft family (by marriage and family connections)