William B. Saxbe

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William B. Saxbe
United States Ambassador to India
In office March 8, 1975 – November 20, 1976
President	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	Pat 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 (1916-06-24)June 24, 1916 Mechanicsburg, Ohio, U.S.
Died	August 24, 2010(2010-08-24) (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).