Kingsley Arter Taft
| Kingsley Arter Taft | |
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| Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court | |
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In office January 1, 1963 – March 28, 1970 |
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| Preceded by | Carl V. Weygandt |
| Succeeded by | C. William O'Neill |
| Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court | |
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In office January 1, 1949 – December 31, 1962 |
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| Preceded by | Robert M. Sohngen |
| Succeeded by | Rankin Gibson |
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United States Senator from Ohio |
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In office November 6, 1946 – January 3, 1947 |
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| Preceded by | James W. Huffman |
| Succeeded by | John W. Bricker |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives | |
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In office 1933–1934 1940 |
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| Personal details | |
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July 19, 1903 Cleveland, Ohio |
| Died | March 28, 1970 (aged 66) Columbus, Ohio |
| Resting place | Lake View Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Louise Dakin |
| Children | four |
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| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1943–1946 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Kingsley Arter Taft (July 19, 1903 – March 28, 1970) was an American politician and distant relative of Ohio's more famous Taft family. He served as chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court and also served briefly as a United States Senator. Kingsley's father, Frederick Lovett Taft, II was also a noted figure in the Ohio legal profession.
Taft was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Frederick L. and Mary Alice (née Arter) Taft. He graduated from high school there and received a bachelor's degree from Amherst College, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi, in 1925. He received a law degree from Harvard University in 1928. Taft then practiced as a lawyer in Ohio. He rose to a partnership in the law firm that would eventually become Arter and Hadden.
Taft served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1933 to 1934 and then in 1940, he was elected to the Shaker Heights, Ohio, board of education on which he served until 1942, the last year as president. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, eventually rising to the rank of Major.
In 1946, when U.S. Senator Harold H. Burton (R-Ohio) resigned in order to accept an appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court, the vacancy was filled by a special election. In that election Taft ran and defeated Democrat Henry P. Webber. Taft served out Burton's term, which expired in 1947. He also served with distant family member Robert Alphonso Taft during his 4-month tenure, and did not run for election to the next full term.
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