| GENERAL NOTES |
 Charles Phelps Taft - Oil portrait 1902 by Raimundo de Madrazo GarretaSource https://www.taftmuseum.org TAFT, Charles Phelps, (half-brother of President William Howard Taft, uncle of Robert Alphonso Taft and granduncle of Robert Taft, Jr.), a Representative from Ohio; born in Cincinnati, Ohio, December 21, 1843; attended the common schools and was graduated from Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., in 1860, from Yale College in 1864, and from Columbia College Law School of New York in 1866; was admitted to the bar in 1866; went to Germany and was graduated from the University of Heidelberg in 1867; commenced the practice of law in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1869; member of the State house of representatives 1871-1873; became owner and editor of the Cincinnati Times-Star in 1879; member of the board of sinking-fund trustees of the city of Cincinnati for sixteen years and served as president 1898-1908; elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1897); was not a candidate for renomination in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress; resumed the newspaper business in Cincinnati; delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1908 and 1912; died in Cincinnati, Ohio, December 31, 1929; interment in Spring Grove Cemetery. [Source https://bioguide.congress.gov/ - RFSS Sep 2006] Ohio Deaths 1908-1953 Name: Charles Phelps Taft Death Date: 31 Dec 1929 Death Place: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio Birth Date: 21 Dec 1843 Birthplace: Cincinnati, O Death Age: 86 years 10 days Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Race or Color: Caucasian Street Address: 316 Pike St Occupation: Owner Of Cincinnati Times Residence: Burial Date: 02 Jan 1930 Burial Place: Cemetery Name: Spr Grove Spouse's Name: Annie Suiton Taft Father's Name: Alphonso Taft Father's Birthplace: Vermont Mother's Name: Fannie Phelps Mother's Birthplace: Us Film Number: 1992028 Digital Folder Number: 4022374 Image Number: 1786 Certificate Number: fn 77761 [RFSS Mar 2011]  Headstone of Charles Phelps Taft 1843 - 1929 Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio The headstone photograph comes from the Find A Grave website courtesy of Kevin Guy The location is Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA. Link to the Find A Grave site for Charles Phelps Taft [RFSS May 2008] |
| MARRIAGE NOTES |
| The wedding took place in the music room of the Sinton family home at 316 Pike Street, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. [Info from Cincinnatti Enquirer - RFSS Oct 2003] |
| SOURCES |
| [ s1417 ] | Death Registration - Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 - Death of Charles Phelps Taft on 31 December 1929 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States of America - Film Number: 1992028, Digital Folder Number: 4022374, Image Number: 1786, Certificate Number: fn 77761 - DR1929-31-12-CPT |
| [ s976 ] | Cemetery Marker - Headstone, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America - H1929-31-12-CPT |
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