Peter Rawson Taft

Peter Rawson Taft (April 14, 1785 – January 1, 1867) was President William Howard Taft's paternal grandfather.

Read more about Peter Rawson Taft:  Early Life and Family, Marriage and First Child, Career As A Lawyer and Legislator, Afterward

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    “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.”
    —Bible: New Testament 1 Peter 5:8.

    “We shall have to begin all over again. [Taft hoped that] the Senators might change their minds, or that the people might change the Senate; instead of which they changed me.”
    —William Howard Taft (1857–1930)