Robert Taft
(1889-1953)
American politician
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Robert Alphonso Taft Sr. (September 8, 1889 – July 31, 1953) was an American conservative 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 prevented expansion of the New Deal. Often referred to as "Mr. Republican", he cosponsored the Taft–Hartley Act of 1947, which banned closed shops and other labor practices.
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8 September 1889 Cincinnati, Ohio
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31 July 1953 (aged 63) New York City, New York, U.S.
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| Zodiac | Virgo |
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