William Hathaway

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William Dodd Hathaway
United States Senator from Maine
In office January 3, 1973 – January 2, 1979
Preceded by	Margaret C. Smith
Succeeded by	William Cohen
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 2nd district
In office January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1973
Preceded by	Clifford G. McIntire
Succeeded by	William Cohen
Born	February 21, 1924 (age 85) Cambridge, Massachusetts
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Harvard University
Military service
Service/branch	United States Army Air Force
Years of service	1942-1946
Battles/wars	World War II

William Dodd Hathaway (born February 21, 1924) is an American Democratic Party politician from Maine.

He was born in Cambridge Mass. He served in WWII in the Army Air Corps, where he was shot down while bombing the Ploesti, Roumania oil fields and was a prisoner of war for over two months. He was awarded the Air Medal, the Purple Heart, and the Distinguished Flying Cross. After WWII he he attended Harvard College and Harvard Law School, being graduated in 1953. He then moved to Maine and practiced law in Lewiston.

He served in a variety of local and state offices. His legislative career began when he was elected to the U.S. House as a Democrat and served in that body from 1965 until 1973. This was a time of resurgence for Democrats in Maine, at that time a traditionally Republican state. This same period saw the growth of the political careers of Maine politicians Edmund S. Muskie and Kenneth M. Curtis. After four terms in the House, Mr. Hathaway then served as a member of the United States Senate from 1973 until 1979.

Hathaway was first elected to the House in 1964. He defeated renowned incumbent U.S. Senator Margaret Chase Smith in 1972, but was defeated for reelection in 1978 by Republican Congressman William Cohen.

After his congressional career, Mr. Hathaway remained a resident of the Washington, DC area, practicing law there. He was appointed by President George H. W. Bush to the Federal Maritime Commission in 1990, and served as its chairman from 1993-1996. He retired in 1996 and continues to live in the Washington, D.C. area. Hathaway was married to Mary Lee Bird of Horse Shoe N.C. and Akron, Ohio for over 61 years until her death in 2007. Their children: Susan Boydston of Cincinnati, and Fred of D.C. and grandchildren: Britton, Ned, and Alec Boydston and William and Ben Hathaway.

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