Other Events:

• Group: Descendant of Revolutionary War Veteran
• Group: Head of Line - Nicholas Taft

Notes:

Son of President William Howard Taft. Born September 20, 1897 he died June 24, 1983. Athlete, soldier, lawyer, author, politician and civic reformer, he married Eleanor K. Chase and had seven children. A deeply religious man, he was a founder of the World Council of Churches, and he worked tirelessly to better his beloved Cincinnati, serving on the City Council for sixteen terms and one term as mayor. In 1925, he was the youngest president of the international Y.M.C.A.

Charles "Charlie" Taft was Mayor of Cincinatti in the 1960's.

Group:
DAR or SAR Eligible Descendant of a Revolutionary War Veteran

Group:
Descendants of Nicholas Taft of Stepney, several of whose children were early immigrants to Massachusetts.