mate ▁and ▁ro omm ate ▁of ▁Robert ▁A . ▁T aft , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁President ▁William ▁Howard ▁T aft ▁who ▁was ▁later ▁a ▁U . S . ▁Senator . ▁ ▁The ▁T aft ▁School ▁was ▁run ▁by ▁Hor ace ▁D utton ▁T aft , ▁brother ▁of ▁the ▁President ▁and ▁uncle ▁of ▁his ▁ro omm ate . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁B ingham , ▁a ▁financi er , ▁owned ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Stock ▁Exchange , ▁which ▁he ▁sold ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁National ▁Bank ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Fin ance ▁Corporation ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁trust ees ▁of ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art ▁along ▁with ▁V ander b ilt ▁Web b ▁and ▁Arnold ▁Whit ridge . ▁Later , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁vice - pres ident ▁and ▁don ated ▁to ▁the ▁Museum , ▁including ▁Peter ▁Paul ▁Rub ens ' s ▁Ven us ▁and ▁Ad on is , ▁which ▁he ▁gave ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁he ▁gave ▁" Omega ", ▁the ▁ 6 4 5 ▁a cre ▁estate ▁he ▁inherited ▁from ▁his ▁uncle ▁to ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁Epis cop al ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁trust ee ▁of ▁American ▁Museum ▁of ▁Natural ▁History ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Zo ological ▁Society . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁I