William L. Saltonstall

William Lawrence Saltonstall (May 14, 1927 – January 23, 2009), an American politician, was a member of the Massachusetts Senate from 1967 to 1979. He was a Republican and a resident of Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. He led an unsuccessful campaign in 1969 to represent Massachusetts's 6th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. Early life Born in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, he was a son of Leverett Saltonstall (1892–1979), a Massachusetts governor and a U.S. senator. He was a member of the Saltonstall family, a Boston Brahmin family from the U.S. state of Massachusetts, notable for having had a family member attend Harvard University from every generation since 1659 when Nathaniel Saltonstall graduated, who later served as one of the judges at the Salem Witch Trials. The family traces its wealth back to the East India Company and political connections to the Lord Mayor of London in the 16th century. Upon migrating to England's North American colonies the family established strong political roots in Massachusetts. While the Saltonstall men were known to join the U.S. Army, he instead enlisted the U.S. Navy on his eighteenth birthday. His first day of service was V-J Day in 1945. With World War II at its end, Saltonstall enrolled at Harvard College, from which he graduated in 1949. He later graduated from Harvard Business School. Career