born Sept. 8, 1889, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
died July 31, 1953, New York, N.Y.
U.S. politician.
The son of Taft-Hartley Act to restrict organized labour. An isolationist, he opposed U.S. involvement in postwar international organizations. He was a favourite-son candidate for president at Republican Party national conventions, especially in 1948 and 1952, but internationalists in the party opposed his conservative views. After the election of {{link=Eisenhower, Dwight David">Dwight Eisenhower , Taft became Senate majority leader and Eisenhower's chief adviser in the Senate.