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William B. Saxbe | |
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| United States Ambassador to India | |
| In office March 8, 1975 – November 20, 1976 | |
| President | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Daniel Patrick Moynihan |
| Succeeded by | Robert F. Goheen |
| 70th United States Attorney General | |
| In office January 4, 1974 – February 2, 1975 | |
| President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Elliot Richardson |
| Succeeded by | Edward H. Levi |
| United States Senator from Ohio | |
| In office January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Lausche |
| Succeeded by | Howard Metzenbaum |
| Attorney General of Ohio | |
| In office January 14, 1963 – January 3, 1969 | |
| Governor | Jim Rhodes |
| Preceded by | Mark McElroy |
| Succeeded by | Paul W. Brown |
| In office January 14, 1957 – January 12, 1959 | |
| Governor | C. William O'Neill |
| Preceded by | C. William O'Neill |
| Succeeded by | Mark McElroy |
| Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives | |
| In office January 5, 1953 – January 2, 1955 | |
| Preceded by | Gordon Renner |
| Succeeded by | Roger Cloud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Bart Saxbe June 24, 1916 Mechanicsburg, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | August 24, 2010 (aged 94) Mechanicsburg, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Dolly Kleinhans (m. 1940) |
| Children | 3, including Rocky |
| Education | Ohio State University (BA, LLB) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Unit | United States Army Air Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War II Korean War |
William Bart Saxbe (/ˈsæksbiː/ SAKS-bee; June 24, 1916 – August 24, 2010) was an American diplomat and politician affiliated with the Republican Party, who served as a U.S. Senator for Ohio, and was the Attorney General for Presidents Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford, and as the U.S. Ambassador to India.
At the time of his death, Saxbe was the oldest living Republican Senator and the second-oldest living Senator overall (after Harry F. Byrd Jr. of Virginia).