Hulbert Taft
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| Born | September 19, 1877 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Died | January 19, 1959 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)
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| Children | Hulbert Taft, Jr. (1908 - 1967)
Katherine P. Taft (1909 - 2001)
Margot L.Taft (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)
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| 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.
Hulbert Taft was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 19, 1877. He was the only son of Peter Rawson Taft II (half brother of William Howard Taft) and Annie Matilda Hulbert.
Following his graduation from Yale University in 1900, Taft joined the staff of the Cincinnati Times-Star as a reporter, and became the Editor in 1908. His uncle, Charles Phelps Taft had been the paper's owner and Publisher since 1880. When Charles died in 1929, Hulbert Taft was named Publisher. Among his more noteworthy assignments, were interviews with Benito Mussolini, in 1929, and later, with Leon Trotsky.
Taft was well known for his political conservatism. The journalist and author John Gunther, in his book Inside U.S.A. referred to Hulbert Taft as the "most conservative man I met in forty-eight states". Taft's editorials and political endorsements published in the Cincinnati Times-Star made him an influential figure in local and national politics for fifty years. Many considered him a "king maker". Political candidates viewed his endorsements as "tantamount to election".
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