Robert Taft, Jr.
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United States Senator from Ohio |
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In office January 3, 1971 – December 28, 1976 |
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| Preceded by | Stephen M. Young |
| Succeeded by | Howard Metzenbaum |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 1st district |
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In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971 |
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| Preceded by | John J. Gilligan |
| Succeeded by | William J. Keating |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's at-large district |
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In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 |
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| Preceded by | seat established |
| Succeeded by | Robert E. Sweeney |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives | |
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In office 1955–1962 |
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Robert Alphonso Taft Jr. February 26, 1917 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Died | December 7, 1993 (aged 76) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Blanca Duncan Noel Katherine Longworth Whittaker, Joan McKelvy |
| Children | Bob |
Robert Alphonso Taft Jr. (February 26, 1917 – December 7, 1993) was a member of the Taft political family who served as a Republican Congressman from Ohio between 1963 and 1965, as well as between 1967 and 1971. He also served as a U.S. Senator between 1971 and 1976.
Robert Alphonso Taft Jr. was born on February 26, 1917, the second of four sons born to Robert Alphonso Taft (1889-1953) and Martha Wheaton Bowers (1889–1958), daughter of Lloyd Wheaton Bowers (1859-1910), the former solicitor general of the United States from 1909–1910. Robert Jr. was a great-grandson of Secretary of War Alphonso Taft, grandson of President William Howard Taft and First Lady Helen Louise "Nellie" Herron as well as Lloyd Wheaton Bowers and Louisa Bennett Wilson. His three brothers were:
Taft attended Yale University and Harvard Law School. At Yale he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.
During World War II, Taft served as an officer in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1946. After law school, Taft joined the Cincinnati law firm, Taft, Stettinius, and Hollister, which had been founded by his father. Taft served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1955 to 1962 until winning election to the United States House of Representatives. Taft won election to the United States House of Representatives in 1962 as an at-large representative from Ohio (at-large seats were barred by the Voting Rights Act).
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