William B. Saxbe
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William B. Saxbe | |
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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 Mechanicsburg, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 94)
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 (
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).
Early life and career
Saxbe was born 1916 in Mechanicsburg, Ohio, the son of Faye Henry "Maggie" (née Carey) Saxbe, and Bart Rockwell Saxbe.[1]
He received a
When he returned from
He remained in the Ohio National Guard and was on active duty during the Korean War, from 1951 to 1952. He was discharged from the reserve with the rank of colonel during 1963.[2] He served as the Ohio House majority leader during 1951 and 1952, and as speaker of the House during 1953 and 1954.
Political career
During 1957, Saxbe was elected
He was a member of the Ohio Crime Commission from 1967 to 1968. During 1968, Saxbe was elected to the U.S. Senate, defeating the Democratic candidate, former Ohio Rep. (1965–1967)
He served in the Senate until January 3, 1974, when Nixon appointed him U.S. Attorney General.
There was some minor controversy regarding Saxbe's appointment and the Ineligibility Clause of the Constitution. That provision states that a legislator cannot be appointed to an executive position during the same term that the legislature had voted to increase the salary of said position. Nixon addressed the problem by having Congress reduce the salary of the Attorney General to $35,000,[7] as it was before Saxbe's term in the Senate began. This maneuver had only occurred once before, when Senator Philander C. Knox had been appointed Secretary of State during 1909,[8] and has since become known as the "Saxbe fix". Because there was not any perception that anything intentional had been done to benefit Saxbe, the matter was largely ignored.
As Attorney General for Nixon, Saxbe supervised the antitrust suit that ultimately ended the Bell System telephone monopoly.[9]
Gilligan, who had been elected
Saxbe served as
Personal life and death
During 1940, Saxbe married the former Ardath Louise "Dolly" Kleinhans.[2] They had three children: William Bart Saxbe Jr., Juliet Louise "Juli" Saxbe Spitzer, and Charles Rockwell "Rocky" Saxbe. Charles Saxbe served four terms in Ohio House of Representatives, and later as an attorney in private practice.
Saxbe was known for his quips. Asked about Sen. Bob Dole, he commented that Dole was so unpopular with his fellow senators at the time that he "couldn't sell beer on a troop ship".[10]
He died in his hometown of Mechanicsburg, Ohio, at the age of 94 on August 24, 2010.[11]
References
- ^ William B. Saxbe, Peter D. Franklin, Diana Britt Franklin I've seen the elephant page 7 (Accessed February 14, 2010)
- ^ a b c West's Encyclopedia of American Law (accessed February 14, 2010)
- ^ O'Connor, Anahad (25 August 2010). "William Saxbe, Attorney General During Watergate Inquiry, Dies at 94". The New York Times.
- ^ Congressional Record, Proceedings and Debates of the 92nd Congress, First Session, January-December 1971
- ^ National Health Insurance Proposals: Hearings, Ninety-second Congress, First Session on the Subject of National Health Insurance Proposals. Part of 13 Parts (October 19 and 20, 1971)
- ^ "William Bart Saxbe". The United States Department of Justice. 24 November 2022.
- ^ Deseret News, 8 December 1973, p. A1
- ^ "Way Clear For Knox to Enter Cabinet" (PDF). The New York Times. 1909-02-16. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
- ^ O'Connor, Anahad (25 August 2010). "William Saxbe, Attorney General During Watergate Inquiry, Dies at 94". New York Times. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ "First Out of the Chute: Bob Dole". The New York Times. June 19, 1994. p. 16. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
- ^ Albrecht, Brian (24 August 2010). "Former U.S. Sen. William B. Saxbe dies at age 94". Cleveland Plain Dealer.
External links
- United States Congress. "William B. Saxbe (id: S000096)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Appearances on C-SPAN