Robert Taft Jr.

Robert Taft Jr.
Official portrait, 1971
United States Senator from Ohio
In office January 3, 1971 – December 28, 1976
Preceded by	Stephen M. Young
Succeeded by	Howard Metzenbaum
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio
In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971
Preceded by	John J. Gilligan
Succeeded by	William J. Keating
Constituency	1st district
In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965
Preceded by	seat established
Succeeded by	Robert E. Sweeney
Constituency	at-large
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
In office 1955–1962
Personal details
Born	Robert Alphonso Taft Jr. (1917-02-26)February 26, 1917 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Died	December 7, 1993(1993-12-07) (aged 76) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouses	Blanca Duncan Noel ​ ​ (m. 1939; died 1968)​ Katherine Longworth Whittaker ​ ​ (m. 1969; div. 1978)​ Joan McKelvy ​ (m. 1982)​
Children	4, including Robert III
Parent(s)	Robert A. Taft Martha Wheaton Bowers
Relatives	Taft family
Alma mater	Yale University (BA) Harvard University (LLB)

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Robert Alphonso Taft Jr. (February 26, 1917 – December 7, 1993) was an American politician. He was a member of the Taft family who served as a Republican Congressman from Ohio between 1963 and 1965, as well as between 1967 and 1971. Taft also served as a U.S. Senator between 1971 and 1976.