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  Saxbe, William B.
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NameWilliam B. Saxbe
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Mechanicsburg, Ohio , United States
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Born June 24, 1916
DiedAugust 24, 2010 (94 years)
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Infoborn in Mechanicsburg, Champaign County, Ohio, June 24, 1916; attended the public schools in Mechanicsburg; enlisted in Ohio National Guard 1937; active military duty, Second World War 1940-1945, and Korean conflict 1951-1952; graduated from Ohio State University in 1940 and from that university?s law school in 1948; was admitted to the bar in 1948 and commenced practice in Columbus, Ohio; member, Ohio State house of representatives 1947-1954; Ohio attorney general 1957-1958, 1963-1968; chairman, Ohio Crime Commission 1967-1968; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1968, and served from January 3, 1969, until his resignation January 3, 1974, to become Attorney General of the United States from January 4, 1974, to February 2, 1975; Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to India 1975-1977; resumed the practice of law; is a resident of Mechanicsburg, Ohio.


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Aug 24, 2010 06:00pm Obituary William Saxbe, attorney general under Nixon, dies   Article Monsieur 

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Importance? 7.50000 Average

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Son Charles R. Saxbe 0000-

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RACES
  02/03/1975 US Ambassador to India Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  12/17/1973 US Attorney General Won 88.24% (+76.47%)
  11/05/1968 OH US Senate Won 51.53% (+3.07%)
  05/07/1968 OH US Senate - R Primary Won 82.31% (+72.13%)
  11/08/1966 OH Attorney General Won 55.23% (+10.46%)
  05/03/1966 OH Attorney General- R Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/06/1962 OH Attorney General Won 51.87% (+3.73%)
  05/08/1962 OH Attorney General- R Primary Won 66.02% (+40.34%)
  11/04/1958 OH Attorney General Lost 48.44% (-3.13%)
  05/06/1958 OH Attorney General- R Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/06/1956 OH Attorney General Won 52.44% (+4.88%)
  05/08/1956 OH Attorney General- R Primary Won 31.27% (+0.65%)
  05/04/1954 OH US Senate - Special R Primary Lost 42.60% (-14.80%)
ENDORSEMENTS
OH US President - R Primary - Jun 03, 1980 R George H. W. Bush
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Dec 15, 1971 R William H. Rehnquist
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Dec 09, 1971 D Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr.
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - May 17, 1970 R Harry Blackmun
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Apr 08, 1970 R G. Harrold Carswell
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Nov 21, 1969 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Chief Justice - Jun 23, 1969 R Warren E. Burger