Background
His father, Leverett Saltonstall (1892–1979), was a Massachusetts governor and a United States. senator
His father, Leverett Saltonstall (1892–1979), was a Massachusetts governor and a United States. senator
Harvard College; Harvard Business School. Harvard University.
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 United States. House of Representatives. While the Saltonstall men were known to join the United States. Army, he instead enlisted the United States. Navy on his eighteenth birthday.
His first day of service was V-J Day in 1945.
With World World War II at its end, Saltonstall enrolled at Harvard College, from which he graduated in 1949. He later graduated from Harvard Business School.
After working as a security analyst for seven years, Saltonstall worked at his father"s United States. Senate office in Washington, District of Columbia He returned to Massachusetts in 1966 where he ran for the state Senate. One of his top priorities was bicycle safety.
Saltonstall ran for the United States. House in a 1969 special election to succeed the deceased William H. Bates from the 6th Massachusetts district, but lost to Democrat Michael J. Harrington.
Saltonstall married Jane Chandler in 1953. They had three children, Abigail, Claire, and William, Junior. Claire was struck and killed by an automobile driver in 1974 while she was riding her bicycle.
The Claire Saltonstall Bikeway from Boston"s Emerald Necklace to Provincetown is named in her memory.
Born in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, he was a member of the Saltonstall family, which had strong historical roots in Massachusetts.