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Alphonso Taft Collection
Description: Portrait of politician Alphonso Taft (1810-1891) of Cincinnati, Ohio. He served as a superior court judge in Ohio from 1865 to 1872. Between 1876 and 1885 Taft held several federal appointments, including Secretary of War, Attorney General, Minister to Austria-Hungary and Minister to Russia. His son, William Howard Taft, served as both President of the United States and Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03901
Subjects: Judges; Cincinnati (Ohio); Ohio History--Presidents and Politics
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)