Hulbert Taft | |
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| Born | September 19, 1877 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Died | January 19, 1959 (aged 81) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Resting place | Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer | Cincinnati Times-Star |
| Title | Publisher |
| Predecessor | Charles Phelps Taft |
| Successor | David S. Ingalls |
| Spouse(s) | Nellie P. Leaman (1880–1927) Virginia Kittredge (1899–1942) Eleanor Gholson (1891–1980) |
| Children | Hulbert Taft, Jr. (1907–1967) Katherine Taft Benedict (1909–2001) Margot Taft Tytus (1913–2008) David G. Taft (1915–1962) |
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| Relatives | Alphonso Taft (grandfather) William Howard Taft (Uncle) Charles Phelps Taft (uncle) Robert A. Taft (cousin) Charles Phelps Taft II (cousin) |
| Family | Taft family |
Hulbert Taft (September 19, 1877 – January 19, 1959) was an American journalist, publisher, and member of the Taft family of Ohio.
As editor, publisher, and later, chairman of the board of directors, of the Cincinnati Times-Star, Taft was an influential figure in local and national politics throughout the first half of the twentieth century.
He was a grandson of Alphonso Taft, Secretary of War during the Grant administration; a nephew of President William Howard Taft; and cousin of Ohio Senator Robert A. Taft.[1]
- ^ "Death Signs Last '30' for Hulbert Taft, Sr., 81". The Cincinnati Enquirer. January 20, 1959. p. 1.