Taft, Charles P. 1897-1983
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- American national biography online, Aug. 4, 2008(Taft, Charles Phelps (20 Sept. 1897-24 June 1983))
- Lehman special correspondence files, via WWW, viewed Aug. 4, 2008:correspondent (Taft, Charles P.) letter of Dec. 14, 1959 (Fair Campaign Practices Committee; chairman: Charles P. Taft)
- To attack delinquency, 1943:page 1 (Charles P. Taft; director, Community War Services, Federal Security Agency)
- nuc86-100656: His Lobbying, 1983(hdg. on NcWfSB rept.: Taft, Charles P., 1897- ; usage: Charles P. Taft)
- LC data base, 5-24-88(hdg.: Taft, Charles Phelps, 1897- ; usage: Charles P. Taft)
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Charles Phelps Taft II (September 20, 1897 – June 24, 1983) was an American politician who served as Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio from 1955 to 1957. Like other members of his family, Taft was a Republican for the purposes of statewide elections. However, when running for municipal office in Cincinnati, Taft was a member of the Charter Party. During his term as mayor, Fortune magazine ranked Cincinnati as the best managed big city in the United States. As mayor, he gained the nickname "Mr. Cincinnati". he died in 1983 of a stroke at age 85.
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