Charles R. Saxbe
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Charles R. Saxbe
| image name=
| state_house=Ohio
| state=Ohio
| district=75th
| term_start=January 3, 1975
| term_end=December 31, 1982
| preceded=Charles Fry
| succeeded=Joan Lawrence
|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1946|11|02}}
|birth_place=Urbana, Ohio
| death_date=
| death_place=
| alma_mater=Southern Methodist, B.A.
Ohio State, J.D.
| profession= Attorney
| residence= Columbus, Ohio
| religion=
| party=Republican
|}}
Charles Rockwell Saxbe (born November 2, 1946) is an attorney from Ohio and former American politician of the Republican Party. He is the son of former U.S. Attorney General and Senator William B. Saxbe.{{cite web| url = http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437703915.html| title = Saxbe, William Bart {{!}} Encyclopedia.com}}
Early life and education
Saxbe was born to William and Ardath Louise "Dolly" Kleinhans Saxbe in Urbana, Ohio.William B. Saxbe, Peter D. Franklin, Diana Britt Franklin [https://books.google.com/books?id=5njE6i_VaNMC&dq=Charles+Rockwell+Saxbe&pg=PA30 I've seen the elephant] page 30 (Accessed February 14, 2010) He was the youngest of three children and grew up in a small house in nearby Mechanicsburg, Ohio, that his father built.
In 1969, Saxbe earned his bachelor's degree from the Southern Methodist University and then enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he served as an infantry platoon commander with the First Marine Division during the Vietnam War. He attained the rank of captain by the time he was honorably discharged.
After serving his country, Saxbe earned his Juris Doctor degree from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in 1975.
Political career
Saxbe served four terms in the Ohio House of Representatives.
In 1982, he was the Republican nominee for Ohio Attorney General, losing to Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr. by nearly 2 to 1 (2,036,243 to 1,203,797).[http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/%28X%281%29A%28305dVCHkygEkAAAAZTNmMjhlMmQtYjIxMC00MzRjLTg5YWYtYzNmNTk1YjFjYjZjP9RRdBaJf9cjqswr3yVYcAKzY3w1%29S%28nw0gisnakuyvtl45ihp3sw45%29%29/Text.aspx?page=7036&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 Ohio Secretary of State Election Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614221856/http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/(X(1)A(305dVCHkygEkAAAAZTNmMjhlMmQtYjIxMC00MzRjLTg5YWYtYzNmNTk1YjFjYjZjP9RRdBaJf9cjqswr3yVYcAKzY3w1)S(nw0gisnakuyvtl45ihp3sw45))/Text.aspx?page=7036&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1# |date=2011-06-14 }} General Election Overview: November 2, 1982 (accessed February 14, 2010)
After politics
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Saxbe is currently 'Partner-in-Charge' of the Columbus office of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, a law firm based in Cincinnati, Ohio.[http://www.taftlaw.com/about/fact_sheet Taft Stettinus Hollister LLP] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729120043/http://www.taftlaw.com/about/fact_sheet |date=2014-07-29 }} Retrieved 1 September 2013. Previously, he was the co-managing partner of Chester, Willcox & Saxbe, LLP, a law firm based in Columbus, Ohio.[http://centralstate.edu/president/trustees/ Central State University Trustees] (Accessed February 14, 2010) He was also on the Board of Trustees of Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130415015317/http://www.taftlaw.com/news/press_room/story/787-chester-willcox-saxbe-to-merge-with-taft-taft-continues-strategic-regional-expansion Chester, Willcox & Saxbe merges with Taft Stettinius & Holister LLP] Retrieved 1 September 2013
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{{s-ttl|title=Republican nominee for Attorney General of Ohio|years=1982}}
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Category:Republican Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives
Category:Southern Methodist University alumni
Category:Ohio State University Moritz College of Law alumni
Category:People from Urbana, Ohio
Category:People from Mechanicsburg, Ohio