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William Bart "Bill" Saxbe (; June 24, 1916 – August 24, 2010) was an American politician affiliated with the Republican Party, who served as the U.S. Senator from Ohio, and was the Attorney General under Presidents Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford, and as the U.S. Ambassador to India. At the time of his death, Saxbe was an 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 in Mechanicsburg, Ohio, to Faye Henry (''née'' Carey) "Maggie" Saxbe, and Bart Rockwell Saxbe.〔William B. Saxbe, Peter D. Franklin, Diana Britt Franklin (I've seen the elephant ) page 7 (Accessed February 14, 2010)〕 He received a bachelor's degree, from the Ohio State University, Class of 1940, where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps, during World War II, from 1940 to 1945, and Korean War, from 1951 to 1952.〔 When he returned from World War II, he entered Ohio State University law school. However, while still in law school, he ran for a seat in the Ohio House of Representatives in 1947, and won. In 1948, when Saxbe was near the end of second term, he received a law degree. 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 in 1963.〔 He served as the Ohio House majority leader in 1951 and 1952, and as speaker of the House in 1953 and 1954. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William B. Saxbe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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