Robert A. Taft facts for kids

Robert A. Taft
Robert A. Taft
Senate Majority Leader
	In office; January 3, 1953 – July 31, 1953
Deputy	Leverett Saltonstall
Preceded by	Ernest McFarland
Succeeded by	William F. Knowland
Chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee
	In office; March 1944 – January 3, 1953
Leader	Wallace H. White Jr.; Kenneth S. Wherry; Styles Bridges
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	William F. Knowland
United States Senator; from Ohio
	In office; January 3, 1939 – July 31, 1953
Preceded by	Robert J. Bulkley
Succeeded by	Thomas A. Burke
Personal details
Born	Robert Alphonso Taft ; September 8, 1889; Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Died	July 31, 1953 (aged 63); New York City, New York, U.S.
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Martha Wheaton Bowers; (m. 1914; his death 1953)
Children	4, including William, Robert
Parents	William Howard Taft (Father); Nellie Herron (Mother)
Relatives	See Taft family
Education	Yale University (BA); Harvard University (LLB)
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Robert Alphonso Taft (September 8, 1889 – July 31, 1953) was an American politician for the Republican Party. He was the son of President William Howard Taft. He served as the Senator of Ohio from January 3, 1939 until his death in July 31, 1953. Taft was also the Senate Majority Leader from January 3, 1953 until his death on July 31, 1953. He is thought to be one of the greatest Senators in American history. He ran for President four times from 1940, 1944, 1948, and in 1952.

Taft was born on September 8, 1889 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He studied at Taft School, at Yale University and at the Harvard Law School. Taft was married to Martha Wheaton Bowers from 1914 until his death in 1953. They had four sons. Taft died on July 31, 1953 in a hospital in New York City, New York from a cerebral hemorrhage, aged 63.

Kirk, Russell and James McClellan, eds. The Political Principles of Robert A. Taft (1967).
Wunderlin, Clarence E. Jr., et al. eds. The Papers of Robert A. Taft vol 1, 1889–1939 (1998); vol 2, 1940–1944 (2001); vol 3, 1945–1948 (2003); vol 4, 1949–1953 (2006).
Robert A. Taft, A Foreign Policy for Americans

Images for kids

President Taft and his family (1912)
Taft during his Senate tenure, from the US Senate Historical Office collection
Taft during the 83rd Congress, 1953