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Alphonso Taft was an American lawyer, diplomat, judge, politician, and businessperson. Born on May 11, 1810, in Townshend, Vermont, Taft was a citizen of the United States. Taft studied at Yale College and later attended Yale Law School.
He was the founder of the secret society Skull and Bones at Yale University. Alphonso Taft passed away on May 21, 1891, in San Diego.
Alphonso Taft was the father of five children: William Howard Taft, Charles Phelps Taft, Horace Dutton Taft, Henry Waters Taft, and Samuel Taft. William Howard Taft was the 27th President of the United States and, later, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Horace Dutton Taft was an educator and founder of the Taft School. Alphonso Taft's father was Peter Rawson Taft.