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William Howard Taft III (August 7, 1915 – February 23, 1991) was an American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Ireland from 1953 to 1957, and was a grandson of President William Howard Taft and First Lady Helen Louise "Nellie" Taft.
It was at "Elmshade" that young William Howard Taft likely heard his father, Alphonso Taft, proudly deliver an oratory on the Taft family history and the family's roots in Uxbridge, and Mendon, circa 1874.
Constructing a “policy of attraction,” Taft used his time in the Philippines to gain the trust of its people, include them (on a limited basis) in the political structures being put in place, and build an economic infrastructure.
William Howard Taft III was an American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Ireland from 1953 to 1957, and was a grandson of President William Howard Taft and First Lady Helen Louise "Nellie" Taft.
William Howard Taft was born September 15, 1857, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Alphonso Taft and Louise Torrey. The Taft family was not wealthy, living in a modest home in the suburb of Mount Auburn . Alphonso served as a judge and an ambassador, and was U.S. Secretary of War and Attorney General under President Ulysses S. Grant .
William Howard Taft III, a former ambassador to Ireland, died Saturday at his home in Washington, D.C. He was 75. He died of prostate cancer, his family said.
Interview with William Howard Taft III http://www.loc.gov/item/mfdipbib001159 TAFT: Well there was one called The Irish Historical Society in New York, which isn't well known by the world at large, but seemed to have the ear of the White House.
