William T. Doyle
| William T. Doyle | |
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| Member of the Vermont Senate from the Washington district |
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In office 1969–2017 |
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| Preceded by | Daniel B. Ruggles |
| Succeeded by | Francis Brooks |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 8, 1926 New York City, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Olene Ottaway |
| Residence | Montpelier, Vermont |
| Alma mater |
Princeton University Columbia University |
| Profession | Professor of Government and History |
William T. "Bill" Doyle, (born May 8, 1926) was a Republican member of the Vermont Senate. As a senator from the Washington Vermont Senate District from 1969 to 2017, he is the longest-ever serving member of Vermont's state legislature.
Doyle was born in New York City on May 8, 1926. He was raised in New Jersey, and his father Edward T. Doyle (d. 1984) was the mayor of Sea Girt. Bill Doyle was educated at Spring Lake Grammar School, Manasquan High School, and the Lawrenceville School. He graduated from Princeton University in 1949, and received his master's (1955) and doctoral degrees (1960) from Columbia University.
Doyle became a professor of political science at Johnson State College in 1958, and continues to teach there. He became a resident of Montpelier, Vermont in 1959, and has resided there ever since.
In the 1960s, Doyle became active in local politics and government, serving on the Montpelier School Board from 1964 to 1968, and as chairman from 1967 to 1968. He served on the Union #32 District High School Board from 1967 to 1968, and on the advisory committee of the Barre Area Vocational High School from 1965 to 1968. Doyle was also active in the Republican Party, including service on the Montpelier and Washington County committees, a delegate to numerous state conventions, and a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1976 and 1988.
Doyle was first elected to the Vermont Senate in 1968, after running unsuccessfully in 1964 and 1966. In 1966, Republican Daniel B. Ruggles defeated Doyle by two votes for third place in the three-person district; in 1968, Ruggles ran unsuccessfully for the nomination for lieutenant governor, and Doyle was elected as his successor.
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