A member of the prominent American Taft family of Cincinnati, Ohio, Charles Phelps Taft was a lawyer, editor of the Cincinnati Times-Star, owner of baseball teams and a Member of the US House of Representatives. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1909/00/00 | The Pourtales family of Paris, who had "Portrait of a Man Rising from His Chair" in their private gallery for more than 100 years, sells their painting to Charles Taft. The London Times reported a price of $500,000. | Collector | Portrait of a Man Rising from His Chair (painting) | ||||
| 1909/05/31 | The Anna Louise Inn opens at 311 Pike St. Named after their daughter, Anna Louise Taft Semple, Mr and Mrs Charles Phelps Taft donated the site and helped provide funding to build a 5 story building with single rooms to accommodate 120 women. | Benefactor | Lytle Park Historic District | Cincinnati, OH | |||
| 1919/00/00 | Another bronze cast of the "Abraham Lincoln" statue by George Barnard is given to the City of Manchester by Mr and Mrs Charles Phelps Taft, of Cincinnati, the Sulgrave Institution, and the Anglo-American Society. | Benefactor | Barnard's Abraham Lincoln (sculpture) | Lincoln Square, Manchester | Manchester, ENG | ||
| 1920/00/00 | On property donate by the Tafts, an addition to the Anna Louise Inn is completed along Pike Street. | Benefactor | Lytle Park Historic District | Cincinnati, OH |
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