Seth Taft
Seth Taft | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Edward F. Feighan | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Seth Chase Taft December 31, 1922 |
| Died | April 14, 2013 (aged 90) Pepper Pike, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Franny Prindle |
| Children | Frederick I. Taft Thomas P. Taft Seth T. Taft Cynthia Taft |
| Parent(s) | Charles Phelps Taft II Eleanor Chase Taft |
Seth Chase Taft (December 31, 1922 – April 14, 2013) was an American politician of the
Republican party and a grandson of President William Howard Taft.[1]
Early life and education
Seth Chase Taft's paternal grandfather was President
Waterbury Clock Company
. 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
African American
mayor of a major city.
In 1982, Taft sought the Republican nomination for
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 Pepper Pike, Ohio, 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.[2][3]
See also
- Taft family
- Self-published autobiographical essay: Take on the World! And See How Much You Learn! Seth Taft, December 1998[4]
Notes
- ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "Index to Politicians: Taft". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
- ^ Michael Evans, The Plain Dealer (15 April 2013). "Funeral for Seth Taft, former Cuyahoga County commissioner, will be Saturday, April 20". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
- ^ Steven Litt, The Plain Dealer (19 May 2017). "Revered Cleveland Institute of Art professor emeritus Franny Taft, died Sunday at age 95". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- ISBN 9781893435124.