Father and son of what family served as Secretary of War under the Presidents Ulysses S. Grant and Theodore Roosevelt?

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Father and son of what family served as Secretary of War under the Presidents Ulysses S. Grant and Theodore Roosevelt?

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Last updated May 20 2021.
Originally posted May 20 2021 2:41 PM.

vairagya

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vairagya

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"There are two father-son combinations in the roster of Secretaries of War: Simon Cameron (1861-1862) and James D. Cameron (1876-1877) and Alphonso Taft (1876) and William Howard Taft (1904-1908). Another secretary, Robert Todd Lincoln, was the son of a president, and George W. and William H. Crawford were cousins."

https://history.army.mil/html/books/070/70-12/CMH_Pub_70-12.pdf

May 20 2021, 2:55 PM

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Answer 1

Alphonso Taft was Secretary of War under President Grant. His son, William Howard Taft was Secretary during Theodore Roosevelt's term. (The younger taft was later President and Chief Justice.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_War