Charles Phelps Taft II

Charles P. Taft II
Taft in 1925
Mayor of Cincinnati
In office 1955–1957
Preceded by	Carl W. Rich
Succeeded by	Donald D. Clancy
Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney
In office 1926–1928
Preceded by	Charles S. Bell
Succeeded by	Nelson Schwab
Personal details
Born	(1897-09-20)September 20, 1897 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Died	June 24, 1983(1983-06-24) (aged 85) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. [1]
Resting place	Spring Grove Cemetery Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Political party	Republican Charter (municipal)
Spouse	Eleanor Kellogg Chase Taft
Children	7, including Seth Taft
Parents	William Howard Taft Helen Herron Taft
Education	Yale University Yale Law School
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1918
Battles/wars	World War I

Charles Phelps Taft II (September 20, 1897 – June 24, 1983) was a U.S. Republican Party politician and member of the Taft family. From 1955 to 1957, he served as Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio. 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".^{[citation needed]}