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Seth Chase Taft (December 31, 1922 – April 14, 2013) was an American politician of the Republican party and a grandson of President William Howard Taft. [1] Early life and education. Seth Chase Taft's paternal grandfather was President William Howard Taft.
Esther Taft (1748-1834); m. James Taft (1738-1826), son of Moses Taft (1712-1788), grandson of Joseph Taft (1680-1747) (see below) Jacob Taft Jr (1751-1823), married to his 1st cousin once removed, Mary Taft (see below) Lois Taft (1780-1854) Orsmus Taft Royal Chapin Taft (1823–1912), Governor of Rhode Island, 1888–1889; Abigail Taft (1754-1775)
Stokes was the first elected African American mayor of a major American city (Cleveland was, at the time, the ninth largest city in the United States). [1] [2] His election came alongside the election of Richard G. Hatcher in the 1967 Gary, Indiana, mayoral election.
TAFT, SETH CHASE (31 Dec. 1922 – 14 April 2013) was a lawyer, civic leader, and Republican Party politician best known as CARL STOKES' opponent in the famous 1967 Cleveland mayoral race narrowly won by Stokes. From 1971-1978 Taft served on the Cuyahoga County Commission, the last two years as chairman, where he pushed for regionalization of ...
7 de nov. de 2017 · In 1967, Carl Stokes would become the first black person elected to lead a major metropolitan area in the U.S. Cleveland was 68 percent white in 1967 when Carl Stokes – great grandson of slaves –...
4 de abr. de 1996 · The great-grandson of a slave, Mr. Stokes became Mayor of Cleveland by defeating Seth C. Taft, the grandson of a President, at a time when whites accounted for two-thirds of the city's population.
14 de abr. de 2013 · Seth Chase Taft, a former Cuyahoga County Commissioner and grandson of a U.S. president, died Sunday at his home in Pepper Pike after a recent fall. He was 90. Taft, who is survived by his...
