Alphonso Taft ( November 5 , 1810 -- May 21 , 1891 ) was a jurist , diplomat , Attorney General and Secretary of War under President Ulysses S. Grant .
Alphonso Taft ( November 5 , 1810 -- May 21 , 1891 ) was the United States Attorney General and United States Secretary of War under President Ulysses S. Grant .