William B. Saxbe

William B. Saxbe
United States Ambassador to India
In office
March 8, 1975 – November 20, 1976
PresidentGerald Ford
Preceded byDaniel Patrick Moynihan
Succeeded byRobert F. Goheen
70th United States Attorney General
In office
January 4, 1974 – February 2, 1975
PresidentRichard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Preceded byElliot Richardson
Succeeded byEdward H. Levi
United States Senator
from Ohio
In office
January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1974
Preceded byFrank Lausche
Succeeded byHoward Metzenbaum
Attorney General of Ohio
In office
January 14, 1963 – January 3, 1969
GovernorJim Rhodes
Preceded byMark McElroy
Succeeded byPaul W. Brown
In office
January 14, 1957 – January 12, 1959
GovernorC. William O'Neill
Preceded byC. William O'Neill
Succeeded byMark McElroy
Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives
In office
January 5, 1953 – January 2, 1955
Preceded byGordon Renner
Succeeded byRoger Cloud
Personal details
Born
William Bart Saxbe

(1916-06-24)June 24, 1916
Mechanicsburg, Ohio, U.S.
DiedAugust 24, 2010(2010-08-24) (aged 94)
Mechanicsburg, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Dolly Kleinhans
(m. 1940)
Children3, including Rocky
EducationOhio State University (BA, LLB)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
UnitUnited States Army Air Corps
Battles/warsWorld War II
Korean War

William Bart Saxbe (/ˈsæksb/ 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).