James L. Taft Jr.

{{short description|American politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = James L. Taft Jr.

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|office1 = Mayor of Cranston

|term_start1 = 1971

|term_end1 = 1979

|predecessor1 =

|successor1 = Edward D. DiPrete

|office2 = Member of the Rhode Island Senate

|term_start2 = 1963

|term_end2 = 1971

|predecessor2 =

|successor2 =

|birth_name =

|birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|10|21}}

|birth_place = Providence, Rhode Island

|death_date = {{Death date and age|2011|9|5|1930|10|21}}

|death_place = Wakefield, Rhode Island

|party = Republican

}}

James L. Taft Jr. (October 21, 1930 – September 5, 2011) was an American politician who served in the Rhode Island Senate from 1963 to 1971 and as the Mayor of Cranston from 1971 to 1979.{{cite web|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/newport-daily-news-sep-11-1976-p-3/ |title=Newport Daily News Newspaper Archives, Sep 11, 1976, p. 3 |publisher=Newspaperarchive.com |date=1976-09-11 |accessdate=2020-05-18}}

He died on September 5, 2011, in Wakefield, Rhode Island at age 80.{{cite web|url=http://cranstononline.com/stories/james-l-taft-jr,62330 |title=James L. Taft Jr. |publisher=Cranstononline.com |date=2011-09-07 |accessdate=2020-05-18}}