Roger Faherty was born in Chicago, April 21, 1889, and spent his childhood in that city. He graduated from DePaul University in 1909 and from Yale Law School in 1912 after which he returned to Chicago where he practiced law for most of his life. An unsuccessful candidate for mayor of that city in 1943, he was an important local political figure. He was a conservative Republican and in 1940 was attracted to the United States Presidential candidacy of Ohio's Senator Robert A. Taft. He became one of Taft's most enthusiastic supporters and a personal friend. After Taft's death in 1953, Faherty was named a trustee of the Robert A. Taft Memorial Foundation.
Proud of his Irish heritage, Faherty served for many years as president of the Irish Fellowship Club. He was influential in aiding William Howard Taft III, Robert's son, in obtaining appointment as ambassador to Ireland in 1953.
Mr. Faherty married Eliza Kilman in 1920 and they had two daughters, Mary and Ann. He died in November, 1967, at the age of 78.
