Royal Chapin Taft (jan 1, 1880 – dec 31, 1883)
Description:
Providence, Rhode IslandDates of Service: 1880–1884
Date of Birth: February 14, 1823
Birth Place: Northbridge, MA
Education: Worcester Academy
Occupation: Treasurer, Central Congregational Church (1855-1856); Member of the firm Bradford & Taft, wool dealers; President, Merchants National Bank (1868); President, Boston & Providence Railroad; Director, New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Other Offices: 39th Governor of Rhode Island (May 29, 1888 – May 28, 1889)
Affiliations: Charter Member, Rhode Island Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (President, 1897-1898)
Other Information: He was a member of the Taft political family; as a descendant of Robert Taft Sr., he was a distant cousin of President of the United States William Howard Taft.
He was a patron of the arts, with a large private collection; parts of his collection are now part of various institutions such as the Rhode Island School of Design.
Taft Hall at the University of Rhode Island is named after him, as well as the Royal C. Taft Outpatient Building (1891) at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence.
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Date:
jan 1, 1880
dec 31, 1883
~ 3 years and 11 months
