Seth Taft | |
|---|---|
| Member of theCuyahoga County Commission from Seat 3 | |
| In office 1971 (1971) – 1978 (1978) | |
| Succeeded by | Edward F. Feighan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Seth Chase Taft (1922-12-31)December 31, 1922 |
| Died | April 14, 2013(2013-04-14) (aged 90) Pepper Pike, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Franny Prindle |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Charles Phelps Taft II Eleanor Chase Taft |
Seth Chase Taft (December 31, 1922 – April 14, 2013) was an American politician of theRepublican party and a grandson of PresidentWilliam Howard Taft.[1]
Seth Chase Taft's paternal grandfather was PresidentWilliam Howard Taft. His parents wereCincinnati, Ohio mayorCharles Phelps Taft II and Eleanor Chase Taft, whose father ran theWaterbury Clock Company. Taft had five sisters and one brother and grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio. He married Frances "Franny" Prindle from New Haven, Connecticut.
Taft was an unsuccessful candidate for theOhio Senate in 1962. He ran for the office of themayor ofCleveland,in 1967, losing toDemocratic candidateCarl B. Stokes, the firstAfrican American mayor of a major city.
In 1982, Taft sought the Republican nomination forgovernor of Ohio, but he lost the primary race toClarence J. "Bud" Brown Jr. He was, however, aCuyahoga County, Ohio Commissioner. Seth and Franny Taft had three sons: Frederick I. Taft, Thomas P. Taft, and Seth T. Taft, and a daughter, Cynthia Taft.
Seth Taft served as Cuyahoga County Commissioner from 1971 to 1978. He died on April 14, 2013, at his home inPepper Pike, Ohio, after a fall at 90 years old. His wife Franny died four years later, at 95. They are survived by 4 children, 10 grandchildren, and 12 great grandchildren.[2][3]
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