Taft
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Helen Herron 1861–1943, U.S. First Lady 1909–13 (wife of William Howard Taft).
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Lorado 1860–1936, U.S. sculptor.
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Robert A(lphonso) 1889–1953, U.S. lawyer and political leader (son of William Howard).
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William Howard, 1857–1930, 27th president of the U.S. 1909–13; chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1921–30.
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Henry Stimson, a veteran of the Taft and Hoover administrations, became war secretary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
“You can call it courageous,” said Don Cameron, a senior counsel at Taft Stettinius & Hollister, which is representing businesses in some of those lawsuits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
Sophomore pitcher Carlos Acuna, building upon his outstanding freshman season, threw a one-hit shutout on Friday in Birmingham’s 5-0 West Valley League win over Taft.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026
He’s the only athlete from the City Section competing, and two former Super Bowl MVPs were John Elway from Granada Hills and Malcolm Smith from Taft.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026
Henry Waters Taft, a well- known antitrust lawyer and brother to President William Howard Taft, frequented the Greenbrier, and one day in the store, Katherine taught him Roman numerals.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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