In sect s ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : In sect s ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 4 <0x0A> </s> ▁Hor ace ▁D utton ▁T aft ▁( Dec ember ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁- ▁January ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 3 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁educ ator , ▁and ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁The ▁T aft ▁School ▁in ▁Wat ert own , ▁Connecticut , ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁C inc inn ati , ▁Ohio , ▁the ▁younger ▁brother ▁of ▁William ▁Howard ▁T aft ▁of ▁the ▁powerful ▁T aft ▁family . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Y ale ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Sk ull ▁and ▁B ones ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁Town send ▁Prize . ▁ ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁C inc inn ati ▁Law ▁School , ▁but ▁passed ▁the ▁bar ▁after ▁his ▁second ▁year ▁and ▁pract iced ▁law ▁briefly ▁at ▁a ▁firm ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁Al ph onso ▁T aft . ▁Know ing ▁he ▁preferred ▁education , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Y ale ▁to ▁t utor ▁Latin . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁he ▁opened ▁a ▁college ▁prepar atory ▁school ▁for ▁boys ▁in ▁Pel ham ▁Man or , ▁New ▁York . ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁June ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁he ▁married ▁Win if red ▁She p ard ▁Thompson , ▁an ▁art ▁teacher ▁at ▁a ▁New ▁H aven ▁high ▁school . ▁She ▁died ▁of ▁cancer ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9