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unusual facts about Charles P. Taft



Allen Sangree

It appears that this series of events ended with the libel suite against Joseph Pulitzer, Caleb Van Hamm and Robert Hunt Lyman of the New York World as well as the World itself, and the Press Publishing Company for libel against William Nelson Cromwell, J.P. Morgan, Douglas Robinson, Charles P. Taft, Elihu Root, and Theodore Roosevelt.

Battle of Morotai

The Tradewind Task Force was established on 20 August under the command of Major General Charles P. Hall and numbered 40,105 U.S. Army soldiers and 16,915 United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) personnel.

CFRC-FM

Charles P. B. Taylor (1935–1997), radio/TV/print journalist (Reuters in London 1955-'62; Globe & Mail in China 1962-'70s), author, horsebreeder (son of E. P. Taylor)

Charles Andrew Willard

On May 8, 1909, Willard was nominated by President William H. Taft to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota vacated by Milton Dwight Purdy.

Charles P. B. Taylor

He reported from numerous countries around the world, providing coverage of major events including the Vietnam War, the Nigerian Civil War, and the Arab–Israeli conflict.

Charles P. Bush

Bush was born in Ithaca, New York and moved to Michigan in 1836, becoming one of the first residents of Handy.

Charles P. Cabell

In December 1945, he was detailed to the United Nations Military Staff Committee where he held roles as deputy and chief U.S. Air Force delegate to the committee.

Charles P. Clever

-- A grammar fix may be needed here. -->Presented credentials as a Democratic Delegate-elect to the Fortieth Congress and served from September 2, 1867 (date of election), to February 20, 1869, when he was succeeded by J. Francisco Chaves, who contested the election.

Charles P. Gillen

He died on June 30, 1956, aged 79 and was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Newark

Charles P. Hall

Hall received the Army Distinguished Service Cross, second to the Medal of Honor, for extraordinary heroism in action at Vierzy, France on July 18, 1918.

Charles P. Mountford

Ayers Rock, its people, their beliefs and their art (1965) – his M.A. thesis which became a popular paperback

Charles P. Nelson

In January 1929, he was appointed coordinator of the Seattle area, in which capacity he served until he retired as Rear Admiral 30 June 1933.

Charles P. Oman

He works for the OECD Development Centre in Paris, where he has been doing research work since 1978.

Charles P. Pray

In 2011, Pray jumped into the debate on the proposed creation of a national park on land owned by Roxanne Quimby which was part of the Senate district Pray represented.

Charles P. White

Earlier, WISH-TV political reporter Jim Shella wrote in his blog that the Democrats' challenge to White's ballot status could have implications beyond the Secretary of State race.

Charles Rogers

Charles P. Rogers (1829–1917), American furniture industrialist and banker from New York City

David Legge Brainard

Brainard was awarded the Charles P. Daly Medal by the American Geographical Society for his arctic exploration in 1926, and in 1929 was awarded The Explorers Club Medal.

Emile Gruppe

Emile Albert Gruppé (1896–1978) was an American painter born in Rochester, New York to Helen and Charles P. Gruppé.

Ferdinand August Geiger

On February 19, 1912, Geiger was nominated by President William H. Taft to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin vacated by Joseph V. Quarles.

Fifth Party System

Opposition Republicans were split between a conservative wing, led by Ohio Senator Robert A. Taft, and a more successful moderate wing exemplified by the politics of Northeastern leaders such as Nelson Rockefeller, George W. Romney, William Scranton and Henry Cabot Lodge.

Frank A. Youmans

On May 29, 1911, Youmans was nominated by President William H. Taft to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas vacated by John H. Rogers.

George H. Sharpe

He was admitted to the bar in 1849 and practiced law at the firm of Bidwell & Strong (now known as Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft).

George M. Bourquin

On February 13, 1912, Bourquin was nominated by President William H. Taft to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Montana vacated by Carl Rasch.

International Typographical Union

Newspaper publishers called for aid from the authors of the law, U.S. Senator Robert A. Taft (R - Ohio) and Congressman Fred A. Hartley, Jr. (R - New Jersey) The ITU and Woodruff Randolph won in Chicago.

Judith Mappin

Mappin is the daughter of businessman E. P. Taylor, and is also a trustee of the Charles Taylor Prize for Canadian non-fiction literature, named after her late brother Charles.

Kingsley A. Taft

In 1962, Taft decided to run for Chief Justice of the Court defeating Carl V. Weygandt.

Lockview High School

It opened its doors in 2000, relieving overcrowding at Charles P. Allen High School in Bedford.

Max Otte

Charles P. Kindleberger: Die Weltwirtschaftskrise. 1929–1939. FinanzBuch-Verlag, München 2010, ISBN 978-3-89879-614-9

No. 71 Wing RAAF

US General Charles P. Hall praised the wing for contributing "in a large measure ... to the success of the operation by continuous interruption of enemy lines of communication and bombing and strafing of enemy concentrations and supplies".

Secretary of State of Indiana

The current office holder is Connie Lawson, who was appointed by Gov. Mitch Daniels to serve out the term of former Secretary of State Charlie White, who was removed from office due to felony convictions.

The Art of Cross-Examination

The cross-examination by Henry W. Taft of Dr. Charles Dana, Dr. Frederick Peterson and Dr. Smith Ely Jelliffe, expert witnesses in the litigation over the will of Andrew F. Kennedy.

Vassa Larin

In 2006-2008 she worked as the Graduate Assistant of the renowned expert on Byzantine Liturgy, Professor Robert F. Taft, S.J., at the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome.

Wallace H. White, Jr.

According to John Gunther's 1947 book Inside U.S.A., as the titular party floor leader, "his chief function is to hold the balance between two much more dominant and vivid men, Taft and Vandenberg...Everybody likes White; few people pay much attention to him."


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