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William B. Saxbe

William B. Saxbe, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 70th United States Attorney General (died 2010)

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Born
June 24, 1916
Died
August 24, 2010
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1916

About William B. Saxbe

William Bart Saxbe was an American diplomat and politician who served as the 70th United States attorney general from 1974 to 1975. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. senator for Ohio from 1969 to 1974 and later as the U.S. ambassador to India from 1975 to 1976. While still in law school, Saxbe campaigned for the Ohio House of Representatives in 1947, and won. Saxbe continued to serve as attorney general for the first few months of Gerald Ford's presidency before resigning in early 1975, when he was appointed United States 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.

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Career and life highlights

William B. Saxbe timeline

  1. While still in law school, Saxbe campaigned for the Ohio House of Representatives in 1947, and won.
  2. Saxbe continued to serve as attorney general for the first few months of Gerald Ford's presidency before resigning in early 1975, when he was appointed United States Ambassador to India.

The world when William B. Saxbe was born

William B. Saxbe was born in 1916. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1916

  • Best-selling book"Seventeen" – Booth Tarkington

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGeorgia Tech defeats Cumberland 222-0, most lopsided football game ever
  • Top headlineBattle of the Somme — 1 million casualties
  • Technology milestoneTanks first used in warfare
  • Notable inventionMilitary tanks
  • World population~1.76B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population99.6M

1916 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in William B. Saxbe's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19162026
Population99.6M341 million

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