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Alphonso Taft
(1810-1891)
American diplomat
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Alphonso Taft (November 5, 1810 – May 21, 1891) was an American jurist, diplomat, politician, Attorney General and Secretary of War under President Ulysses S. Grant. He was also the founder of an American political dynasty, and father of President and Chief Justice William Howard Taft.

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Born Alphonso Taft.
5 November 1810
Townshend, Vermont, USA
Died
21 May 1891 (aged 80)
San Diego, California, USA
Zodiac Scorpio
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  • Charles Phelps
    Charles Phelps info 1st child with Fanny Phelps Taft Male b. 21 Dec 1843 Age: 181 1843- Celebrity Baby
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  • Peter Rawson
    Peter Rawson info 2nd child with Fanny Phelps Taft Male b. 10 May 1846 Age: 179 1846- Celebrity Baby
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  • Mary
    Mary info 3rd child with Fanny Phelps Taft Female b. 24 Nov 1848 Age: 176 1848- Celebrity Baby
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  • Alphonso
    Alphonso info 4th child with Fanny Phelps Taft Male b. 12 May 1850 Age: 175 1850- Celebrity Baby
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  • Alphonso
    Alphonso info 5th child with Fanny Phelps Taft Male b. 22 Dec 1852 Age: 172 1852- Celebrity Baby
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  • Samuel Davenport
    Samuel Davenport info 6th child with Louise Taft Male b. Feb 1855 Age: 170 1855- Celebrity Baby
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  • William Howard Taft
    William Howard Taft info 7th child with Louise Taft Male b. 15 Sep 1857 d. 8 Mar 1930 Age: 72 (at death) 1857-1930 President of the United States from 1909 to 1913
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  • Henry Waters
    Henry Waters info 8th child with Louise Taft Male b. 27 May 1859 Age: 166 1859- Celebrity Baby
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  • Horace Dutton
    Horace Dutton info 9th child with Louise Taft Male b. 28 Dec 1861 Age: 163 1861- Celebrity Baby
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  • Frances Louise
    Frances Louise info 10th child with Louise Taft Female b. 18 Jul 1865 Age: 159 1865- Celebrity Baby
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    b. 24 Nov 1848
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  • Horace Dutton info
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    b. 28 Dec 1861
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  • Frances Louise info
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    b. 18 Jul 1865
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