Alphonso Taft, patriarch of the dynasty. William Howard Taft’s father, Alphonso Taft, also rose from Cincinnati politics to achieve a high national position.

One such family is the Tafts, five generations of a staunchly Republican Ohio family most famous for President William Howard Taft and Senate Republican leader Robert Alphonso Taft, who gave their ...

All seemed set for a huge GOP win in the 1948 presidential election. A leading candidate for the nomination that year was Robert Alphonso Taft, the eldest son of former President William Howard Taft.

Signatures of Alphonso Taft, brewer Christian Moerlein, Ohio Gov. Joseph B. Foraker and John Desmond, a lawyer and captain in the National Guard who died defending the courthouse during the riots.

The day began at seven. Senator Robert Alphonso Taft got up and faced the day. At breakfast he ate one egg, as usual. Then he picked up his large briefcase, climbed into his car and drove through ...

Whenever Robert Alphonso Taft, 50, of Cincinnati, Ohio, has run for office, the electorate has done two things: 1) scoff at him, 2) vote for him. Mr. Taft is no charmer, but he gets elected.

From Alphonso Taft, to former president William Howard Taft, to the present day—tune in to catch the story of one of Ohio’s most influential families. Aired 07/08/2022.

At Taft’s next appearances, hecklers chanted “Eat less, eat less.” Democrats ridiculed him as “Eat Less Taft.” The following year, Republicans rejected Taft as their nominee in favor of ...