Born: 8 September 1889
Died: 31 July 1953 (age 63)
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio
Best known as:
The U.S. Senate's "Mr. Republican"

4 good links

Robert Alphonso Taft
Official and brief bio from the Senate
The Emergence of Robert Taft
Review of a 1997 biography; says Taft was "ill-suited for the television age"
Robert A. Taft Memorial and Carillon
Photos of monuments to Taft, with a brief biographical sketch
Robert A. Taft
Biographical background from a U.S. history site

Robert A. Taft Biography

U.S. Senator

Robert A. Taft was known as "Mr. Republican" for his dominance during the years 1939-1953, when he served as a U.S. senator from Ohio. Taft is most famous for his steady opposition to Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal policies, and for sponsoring the Taft-Hartley Labor Relations Act of 1947. Taft was the son of Helen Herron Taft and William Howard Taft, U.S. president from 1909-1913. Robert Taft stood for the GOP presidential nomination three different times, but never received the nomination; in 1952 he was considered a frontrunner but was defeated by war hero Dwight Eisenhower. Taft became Senate majority leader just before his death in 1953.