Taft is an

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

William Howard Taft William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857March 8, 1930) was the 27th president of the United States (1909–1913) and the tenth chief justice of the United States (1921–1930), the only person to have held both offices. Taft was elected pr ...

(1857–1930), 27th president of the United States and 10th Chief Justice of the United States *The

Taft family The Taft family of the United States has historic origins in Massachusetts; its members have served Ohio, Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island, Utah, and the United States in various positions such as U.S. Representative (two), Governor of Ohio, G ...

, a political dynasty that includes the above-named president: **

The Tafts of Mendon and Uxbridge The Taft family of the United States has historic origins in Massachusetts; its members have served Ohio, Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island, Utah, and the United States in various positions such as U.S. Representative (two), Governor of Ohio, G ...

, Massachusetts: *** Robert Taft Sr. (c. 1640–1725), immigrant, patriarch of the Taft family, and ancestor of President Taft ***

Robert Taft, 2nd Robert Taft Jr. (1674–1748), also known as Robert Taft II, was a Massachusetts politician. He was born in Braintree, Massachusetts, Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He died at age 74 at Uxbridge, Massachusetts, Uxbridge, Worcester County, ...

(1674–1748), colonial-born pioneer son of Robert Taft Sr., he founded the Tafts of Ohio ***

Josiah Taft Josiah Taft (April 2, 1709 – September 30, 1756) was a wealthy landowner in Uxbridge, Massachusetts best known as the husband of Lydia Taft, the first woman to vote in America. Early life Josiah was born on April 2, 1709, at Mendon, Province ...

(1709–1756), grandson of Robert Sr and husband of Lydia Chapin Taft *** Lydia Chapin Taft (1712–1778), widow of Josiah and the first woman to vote in colonial America ***

Peter Rawson Taft Peter Rawson Taft (April 14, 1785 – January 1, 1867) was an American politician. He was President William Howard Taft's paternal grandfather. Early life and family Peter was born to Aaron Taft and Rhoda Rawson on April 14, 1785 at Uxbridge in ...

(1785–1867), descendant of Robert Sr, grandfather of President Taft, and a Vermont legislator ** The Tafts of Ohio: ***

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

(1810–1891), Attorney General and Secretary of War of the United States, co-founder of Skull and Bones, descendant of Robert Sr, and father of President Taft ***

Louise Taft Louisa Maria "Louise" Torrey (September 11, 1827 – December 8, 1907) was the second wife of Alphonso Taft, and the mother of U.S. President William Howard Taft. Background She was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the first daughter of Samuel ...

(1827–1907), second wife of Alphonse and mother of the president ***

Henry Waters Taft Henry Waters Taft (May 27, 1859 – August 11, 1945) was an American lawyer and author. He was the son of Alphonso and brother of President William Howard Taft. A renowned antitrust lawyer, he was a name partner at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Ta ...

(1859–1945), American lawyer and brother of the president ***

Charles Phelps Taft Charles Phelps Taft (December 21, 1843 – December 31, 1929) was an American lawyer and politician who served as editor of the ''Cincinnati Times-Star'' and owned both the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs baseball teams. From 1895 to 189 ...

(1843–1929), American lawyer and brother of the president ***

Horace Dutton Taft Horace Dutton Taft (December 28, 1861 – January 28, 1943) was an American educator, and the founder of The Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut, United States. Early life He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the younger brother of William Howa ...

(1861–1943), American educator and brother of the president ***

Robert A. Taft Robert Alphonso Taft Sr. (September 8, 1889 – July 31, 1953) was an American politician, lawyer, and scion of the Republican Party's Taft family. Taft represented Ohio in the United States Senate, briefly served as Senate Majority Lead ...

(1889–1953), United States senator from Ohio, son of the president ***

Robert Taft Jr. Robert Alphonso Taft Jr. (February 26, 1917 – December 7, 1993) was an American politician. He was a member of the Taft political family who served as a Republican Congressman from Ohio between 1963 and 1965, as well as between 1967 and 1971 ...

(1917–1993), Robert A. Taft's son, 1960s U.S. representative and 1970s U.S. Senator from Ohio ***

Bob Taft Robert Alphonso Taft III (born January 8, 1942) is an American politician and attorney, who served as the 67th governor of Ohio from 1999 to 2007 as a member of the Republican Party. A member of the Taft political dynasty, Taft served first i ...

(born 1942), Robert A. Taft's grandson, a governor of Ohio *

Bill Taft Bill Taft is an American rock musician living in Atlanta, Georgia. Biography Taft is the son of former Ohio state Senator William W. Taft, and a distant cousin of former United States President William Howard Taft. In 1982, Taft moved from Ohio ...

, American rock musician *

Catherine Taft Catherine Taft is an art critic, curator, and writer. Taft has been published in ''Artforum'', '' i-D Magazine, Modern Painters'', ''ArtReview'', ''Metropolis-M'', ''Kaleidoscope Publishing'', and multiple exhibition catalogs and artist books. She ...

, American art critic *

Earl Taft Earl Jay Taft (1931- Aug. 9, 2021) was an American mathematician specializing in abstract algebra. He is the namesake of the Taft Hopf algebra which he introduced in a 1971 publication, and he was the founding editor of the journal ''Communicatio ...

(1931–2021), American mathematician, husband of Hessy *

George Taft George William Taft (born 29 July 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for club Worksop Town. A graduate of Leicester City's youth academy, Taft failed to break into the first team and was loaned out to Ketter ...

(born 1993), English footballer *

Hessy Levinsons Taft Hessy Levinsons Taft (born Hessy Levinsons; ), a German Jew, was featured as an infant in Nazi propaganda after her photo won a contest to find "the most beautiful Aryan race, Aryan baby" in 1935. Taft's image was subsequently distributed widely ...

(born 1934), Jewish child model for Nazi propaganda, wife of Earl *

Lorado Taft Lorado Zadok Taft (April 29, 1860, in Elmwood, Illinois – October 30, 1936, in Chicago) was an American sculptor, writer and educator. His 1903 book, ''The History of American Sculpture,'' was the first survey of the subject and stood for decad ...

(1860–1936), American sculptor *

Kevin Taft Kevin Taft (born September 9, 1955) is an author, consultant, speaker, and former provincial politician in Alberta, Canada. Prior to his election, he worked in various public policy roles (1973-2000) in the Government of Alberta, private and no ...

(born 1955), Canadian politician *

Robert F. Taft Robert Francis Taft (January 9, 1932 – November 2, 2018) was an American Jesuit priest, first in the Russian Greek Catholic Church and later an archimandrite of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. An expert in Oriental liturgy, he was a pro ...

(1932–2018), a Jesuit priest *

Jerry Taft Jerry Taft (March 14, 1943July 23, 2020) was an American meteorologist and weather presenter who served as chief meteorologist for WLS-TV in Chicago. He worked for 34 years with WLS, and for 42 years as a broadcast meteorologist in the Chicago ...

(1943–2020), American meteorologist

See also