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Also Known As Robert Alphonso Taft
Born September 8, 1889 • Cincinnati • Ohio
Died July 31, 1953 (aged 63) • New York City • New York
Title / Office United States Senate (1939-1953), United States
Political Affiliation Republican Party
Role In Dollar Diplomacy

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