William Hathaway
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United States Senator from Maine |
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In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979 |
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| Preceded by | Margaret Chase Smith |
| Succeeded by | William Cohen |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 2nd district |
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In office January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1973 |
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| Preceded by | Clifford McIntire |
| Succeeded by | William Cohen |
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William Dodd Hathaway February 21, 1924 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | June 24, 2013 (aged 89) McLean, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
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 United States
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 United States Army Air Corps
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| Years of service | 1942–1946 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
William Dodd Hathaway (February 21, 1924 – June 24, 2013) was an American politician and lawyer from Maine.
Hathaway was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He served in World War II in the United States Army Air Corps, where he was shot down while bombing the Ploiești, Romania oil fields during Operation Tidal Wave 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 the war he attended Harvard University, graduating in 1949, and Harvard Law School, graduating in 1953. He then moved to Maine and practiced law in Lewiston.
He served as Assistant County Attorney for Androscoggin County from 1955 to 1957, and was a Hearing Examiner for the State Liquor Commission from 1957 to 1961.
A Democrat, in 1964 he was elected to the U.S. House, and he served 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 Edmund S. Muskie and Kenneth M. Curtis.
In 1972 Hathaway was the successful Democratic nominee for the United States Senate seat held by Margaret Chase Smith. In 1973, Hathaway was one of the three senators who opposed the nomination of Gerald Ford to be Vice President. (The other two were Thomas Eagleton and Gaylord Nelson.) Hathaway was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1978, losing to three-term 2nd district Congressman and future Secretary of Defense William Cohen by 22 percentage points.
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