David Sinton
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David Sinton was an Irish-born American pig-iron industrialist, born in County Armagh, Ireland, who became one of the wealthiest people in America.
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David Sinton's home;"one of the finest examples of Federal architecture in the Palladian style in the country."
The Sinton Hotel, Cincinnati
1908 drawing by Marguerite Martyn of Louise Taft, left, and Anna Sinton Taft, right
Charles Phelps Taft
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Charles Phelps Taft was an American lawyer and politician who served as editor of the Cincinnati Times-Star, and owned both the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs baseball teams. From 1895 to 1897
David Sinton
…was the old Longworth mansion on Pike Street, built by Martin Baum early in the 19th century. Mr. Sinton's only surviving child, Annie, was the wife of Charles Phelps Taft, editor of the Times-Star and brother of William Howard Taft; Sinton money was said to have financed the presidential bid. Sinton married Jane Ellison…
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"Brother Charley" shown as part of president Taft's entourage.