Peter Rawson Taft
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Peter Rawson Taft (April 14, 1785 – January 1, 1867) was an American lawyer, judge, and legislator. His son Alphonso Taft served as the U.S. Secretary of War (1876), and U.S. Attorney General (1876–1877). Alphonso was the father and Peter was the grandfather of President William Howard Taft.
Early life and family
Peter Rawson Taft was born to
Aaron Taft was educated at
Taft descended from
Marriage and child
In 1810, Taft married Sylvia Howard of Townshend, Vermont, Windham County, Vermont.[3][4] She was the daughter of Levi Howard and Bethiah Chapin of Vermont.[7]
Their son was
Lawyer and legislator
Taft who studied law by himself, became a successful lawyer and judge.[3][9] He served many years in the Vermont House of Representatives, and was judge of the Probate and County Courts of Windham County, Vermont for eight years.[3][4] Taft became Judge of the Court of Common Pleas and he was one of the Commissioners of the County.[3] From 1835 to 1841, Taft said on the board of trustees for the Leland and Gray seminary, an organization that he helped establish. He was also the seminary's first president.[5]
Ohio
Taft moved to Cincinnati, Ohio in 1841.[3] He died there on January 1, 1867.[3][4] Sylvia died within the year before Taft's death.[4]
William Howard Taft (President of the United States) was Taft's grandson.[10] The Taft family continued the tradition of returning to Uxbridge for family reunions.[10] Descendants of Taft's great-grandfather Robert Taft include judges, lawyers, educators, legislators, and community leaders.[10]
Notes
- Colonial America and settled at Mendon and Uxbridge, Massachusetts. Peter Rawson Taft was then the 5th generation descendant of Robert Taft Sr. Uxbridge and Mendon were the birthplace of the famous American Taft family.
References
- ^ Baldwin, Thomas W. (Thomas Williams) (1916). Vital records of Uxbridge, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. Boston, Massachusetts: Wright & Potter Printing Company. p. 159, 312.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Washburn, Mabel Thacher Rosemary (1908). Ancestry of William Howard Taft. New York: Frank Allaben Genealogical Company. p. 17.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Death of a Venerable Citizen". The Vermont Record and Farmer. February 22, 1867. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "The Elder Taft". Rutland Weekly Herald. 1908-05-21. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ Bennett, Charles G. (1976-11-24). "Presidential kin in lonely Woodford grave". Bennington Banner. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ Green, Harry Clinton; Green, Mary Wolcott (1912). Pioneer Mothers of America. G. P. Putnam's Sons. p. 452.
- ^ "Inky: On GW and Taft at Skull and Bones". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 1909-05-02. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ISBN 978-0-471-46597-3.
- ^ a b c Knox, John B. (1955-06-19). "Descendants Honor Memory of Taft Family's Founder". Sunday Times Signal. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-04-11.