William G. Batchelder III was the 101st Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, serving from 2011 to 2014.
Batchelder was born on January 3, 2011, in Medina, Ohio, a city in Medina County, Ohio about 33 mi (53 km) south of Cleveland and 23 mi (37 km) west of Akron.
Batchelder graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Ohio Wesleyan Univesity in 1964 and a Juris Doctorate from Ohio State University College of Law in 1967.
Batchelder was married to Alice M. Batchelder, an American attorney, and jurist who is currently a Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The couple had two children.
How Did The Former Ohio House Speaker Die?
Batchelder died February 12, 2022, at the age of 79. The actual cause of his death has not been revealed to the public at the moment. Since his death, a lot of loved ones have expressed their support and condolences to his family.