Seth Chase Taft (December 31, 1922 – April 14, 2013) was an American politician of the

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party and a grandson of President

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Early life and education

Seth Chase Taft's paternal grandfather was President

. His parents were

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mayor

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and Eleanor Chase Taft, whose father ran the

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. Taft had five sisters and one brother and grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio. He married Frances "Franny" Prindle from New Haven, Connecticut.

Career

Taft was an unsuccessful candidate for the Ohio Senate in 1962. He ran for the office of the

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, in 1967, losing to Democratic candidate Carl B. Stokes, the first

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mayor of a major city. In 1982, Taft sought the Republican nomination for governor of Ohio, but he lost the primary race to Clarence J. "Bud" Brown Jr. He was, however, a Cuyahoga County, Ohio Commissioner. Seth and Franny Taft had three sons: Frederick I. Taft, Thomas P. Taft, and Seth T. Taft, and a daughter, Cynthia Taft. Seth Taft served as Cuyahoga County Commissioner from 1971 to 1978. He died on April 14, 2013, at his home in

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, after a fall at 90 years old. His wife Franny died four years later, at 95. They are survived by 4 children, 10 grandchildren, and 12 great grandchildren.

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1922 births 2013 deaths Taft family Politicians from Cincinnati County commissioners in Ohio Ohio Republicans {{Ohio-politician-stub

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