Henry Waters Taft

6. HENRY WATERS9 TAFT (ALPHONSO8, PETER RAWSON7, AARON6, PETER5,JOSEPH4, ROBERT3, RICHARD2, NICHOLAS1) was born May 27, 1859 inCincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, and died August 11, 1945. Hemarried JULIA WALBRIDGE SMITH March 28, 1883 in New York.

More About HENRY WATERS TAFT:
Occupation: Attorney
Children of HENRY TAFT and JULIA SMITH are:
i.MARIAN10 TAFT, b. 1885, New York, New York County, New York; d.1885, New York, New York County, New York.
ii.WALBRIDGE SMITH TAFT, b. 1886, New York, New York County, New York.
iii.WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT, b. 1887, New York, New York County, New York.
iv.LOUISE WITHERBEE TAFT, b. 1890, New York, New York County, NewYork.

Henry Waters Taft
Birth: May 27, 1859-Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Death: Aug. 11, 1945-New York
He died due to injuries from a fall. Graduate of Yale University,1880.
Member of the occult secret-society, "Skull & Bones". He was also amember of the "Russell Trust Association"
Author: - "Japan and America", 1932
Parents:
Alphonso Taft (1810 - 1891)
Louisa Maria Torrey Taft (1827 - 1907)
Burial: Gate of Heaven Cemetery
Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, USA

From Important Men of 1913:
Name: Taft, Henry Waters,
Taft, Henry Waters, lawyer of 40 Wall St., New York City; bornCincinnati, O., May 27, 1859; son of Hon. Alphonso Taft (secretary ofwar and afterward attorney-general of the U.S. in Grant's secondadministration, minister to Austria, 1882-84, minister to Russia,1884-85), and of Louise M. (Torrey) Taft; educated Yale, B.A., 1880,honorary M.A., 1905. Married Troy, N.Y., March 28, 1883, Julia W.Smith; children: Walbridge S., born Nov. 29, 1884, William Howard, 2d,born Dec. 11, 1887, Louise Witherbee (Mrs. George H. Snowdon), bornDec. 10, 1888. Has practiced law in New York City since 1882; memberlaw firm of Strong & Cadwalader. Served for several years from 1898,as member Board of Education of city of New York; member BoardTrustees Coll. City of New York; tendered by Governor Roosevelt anddeclined appointment of Justice of State Supreme Court; member CharterRevision Commission, appointed by Governor Roosevelt to revise thecharter of Greater New York; now one of trustees of New York PublicLibrary. Was appointed special assistant to the attorney general ofU.S. to investigate and prosecute the Tobacco Trust; resigned Jan.,1907. Republican. Trustee Mutual Lite Ins. Co. of New York. Chairmanof Council of University Settlement Society; vice-presidentAssociation Bar City of New York, member New York State BarAssociation and American Bar Association. Member Skull and Bones, andPsi Upsilon fraternities. Clubs: University, Century, Yale, GardenCity Golf, Shinnecock Hills Golf, National Golf Club, Down Town,Midday, Republican.