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William Roth

American politician (1921–2003)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionSep 10, 2026
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William Victor Roth Jr. was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, Delaware. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Republican Party. He served from 1967 to 1970 as the lone U.S. representative from Delaware and from 1971 to 2001 as a U.S. senator from Delaware. He is the last Republican to serve as and/or be elected a U.S. senator from Delaware.

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The public source identifies “William Roth” as american politician (1921–2003). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around William, Roth and American.

Editorial reviewStrongest as a route into the people, institutions and dated events that shaped the subject’s public record. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1967, 1970, 1971, 2001—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with William, Roth and American providing the first useful test.
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Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 10, 2026. The first chronological checks are 1967, 1970, 1971 and 2001.

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This entry incorporates text from “William Roth” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.