Henry Waters Taft, American lawyer Decorated Order of the Double Rays of the Rising Sun, by Emperor of Japan, 1929. Member Board of Education City of New York, 1896-1900; member Charter Revision Commission to revise charter of Greater New York, 1901; member Commision on Reorganization New York State Government, 1925-1926; Member Association Bar City of New York (vice president 1911-1912.
Background
Taft, Henry Waters was born on May 27, 1859 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Son of Alphonso (secretary of war and later attorney general in Grant’s administration, minister to Austria, 1882-1884. to Russia, 1884-1885) and Louisa Maria (Torrey) T.
Education
Brother of former President and Chief Justice William Howard and of late Horace Dutton and half brother of late Charles Phelps T. Bachelor of Arts, Yale University, 1880, honorary Master of Arts, 1905. Studied Cincinnati Law School, Columbia Law School.
Career
Admitted to bar, 1882. Since in practice of law at New York City. Member Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, formerly Strong & Cadwalader.
Special assistant to attorney general of the United States in investigation and prosecution of tobacco trust (resigned January, 1907).
Trustee Mutual Life Insurance Company. Trustee Central Savings Bank, New York, 1932-1936.
Achievements
Membership
Member Board of Education City of New York, 1896-1900. Member Charter Revision Commission to revise charter of Greater New York, 1901. Member Commision on Reorganization New York State Government, 1925-1926.
Member Association Bar City of New York (vice president 1911-1912.
Clubs: University, Century, Down Town, City Midday (president 1916-1920).
Connections
Married Julia West. Smith, March 28, 1883 (died December 9, 1942). Children: Walbridge South., Marion J. (deceased), William Howard II, Louise West. (Mistress George H. Snowdon, deceased).