Alphonso Taft (November 5, 1810 – May 21, 1891) was an American jurist, diplomat, and politician who served as United States Attorney General and Secretary of War under President …

Aug 2, 2024 · Taft was appointed Secretary of War by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 8, 1876. Just months later, on May 22, 1876, President Grant appointed him Attorney General of …

[8] [15] Peter Rawson Taft's son, Alphonso Taft, founded Skull and Bones at Yale, served as U.S. Secretary of War, and his son William Howard became the U.S. President. The ancestry of …

Alphonso Taft (November 5, 1810 – May 21, 1891) was the United States Attorney General and United States Secretary of War under President Ulysses S. Grant. He was the father of U.S. …

Alphonso Taft served as attorney general of the United States from 1876 to 1877, under President ulysses s. grant. Taft was born November 5, 1810, in Townsend, Vermont, to pioneers Peter …

Taft made a failed bid for the United States Congress in 1856 and stayed out of politics until 1865, when he was appointed to the superior court of Cincinnati. He won reelection to the post and …

Feb 15, 2017 · Alphonso would hold that position until 1872 when he resigned. In 1876, he would be tapped by then-President Ulysseus Grant to become the Secretary of War. His tenure of …

Feb 25, 2023 · Alphonso Taft (1810–1891) was an American jurist, diplomat, and politician who served as the 31st Secretary of War and the 34th Attorney General under President Ulysses …

The Taft family’s legacy of public service, philanthropy, support of community, education, and humanitarian causes stretches back to the mid-1800s when Alphonso Taft, the patriarch of the …

Alphonso Taft, U.S. Attorney General & Secretary of War. He founded the Skull & Bones Society at Yale College. He was the Attorney-General and Secretary of War under President Ulysses …