# William Faust > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/William_Faust > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/William_Faust.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Faust > Source revision: 1348713258 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American politician (1929–1995)}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = William Faust | honorific_suffix = | image = William Faust 1975.png | alt = | order = 8th | office = List of Majority Leaders of the Michigan Senate{{!}}Majority Leader of the Michigan Senate | term_start = 1976 | term_end = 1984 | predecessor = [William B. Fitzgerald, Jr.](/source/William_B._Fitzgerald%2C_Jr.) | successor = [John Engler](/source/John_Engler) | office2 = Member of the [Michigan Senate](/source/Michigan_Senate) | term_start2 = January 1, 1967 | term_end2 = December 31, 1994 | predecessor2 = Terry L. Troutt | successor2 = [Doug Carl](/source/Doug_Carl) | constituency2 = [13th district](/source/Michigan's_13th_House_of_Representatives_district) (1967–1982)
[12th district](/source/Michigan's_12th_House_of_Representatives_district) (1983–1994) | pronunciation = | birth_name = William Paul Faust | birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|03|29}} | birth_place = [Bucyrus, Ohio](/source/Bucyrus%2C_Ohio) | death_date = {{Death date and age|1995|01|21|1929|03|29}} | death_place = [Lansing, Michigan](/source/Lansing%2C_Michigan) | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | citizenship = | party = [Democratic](/source/Michigan_Democratic_Party) | height = | spouse = | partner = | relations = | children = | parents = | mother = | father = | relatives = | education = | alma_mater = [University of Michigan](/source/University_of_Michigan) (B.A.) | occupation = | profession = | known_for = | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = | awards = | blank1 = | data1 = | blank2 = | data2 = | blank3 = | data3 = | blank4 = | data4 = | blank5 = | data5 = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | nickname = | allegiance = | branch = | service_years = | rank = | unit = | commands = | battles = | mawards = | military_blank1 = | military_data1 = | military_blank2 = | military_data2 = | military_blank3 = | military_data3 = | military_blank4 = | military_data4 = | military_blank5 = | military_data5 = | module = | module2 = | module3 = | module4 = | module5 = | footnotes = }} '''William Faust''' (March 29, 1929 – January 21, 1995) was a [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) member of the [Michigan Senate](/source/Michigan_Senate) from 1967 through 1994, and was majority leader from 1976 to 1984.1993-1994 Michigan Manual: [http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/1993-1994/michiganmanual/1993-MM-P0149-P0149.pdf William Faust] ==Early life== A native of Ohio, Faust attended [Indiana University](/source/Indiana_University) and earned a bachelor's degree from the [University of Michigan](/source/University_of_Michigan) in 1952. He undertook graduate work at [Eastern Michigan University](/source/Eastern_Michigan_University). Faust was a publisher and managing editor of several news publications before being elected a township trustee in 1960 and later supervisor in 1963 of [Nankin Township](/source/Nankin_Township%2C_Michigan).The Political Graveyard: [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/faull-faxon.html#056.56.75 Faust, William Paul] ==Senate career== In 1966, Faust won his first election to the Senate from a hospital bed as he was recovering from injuries sustained in a [hit-and-run](/source/Hit_and_run) accident which eventually left him in a wheelchair. Ten years later, he was elected majority leader. In 1984, a series of by-elections cost the Democrats their majority in the Senate, and Faust continued as Democratic minority leader until he resigned his leadership position in April 1985. Until 2023, Faust was the last person to have been a Democratic majority leader in the Michigan Senate. While in the Senate, Faust was known for his efforts to build up state libraries and played a key role in the restoration of the [Michigan State Capitol](/source/Michigan_State_Capitol), including saving some glass panes from the ceiling of the Senate chamber. In total, Faust served seven terms in the Senate, retiring in 1994.Sarasota Herald-Tribune (Jan. 24, 1995): [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19950124&id=dIAfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=g3wEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2652,6033237&hl=en William Faust] ==Later life== Less than a month after leaving the Senate, and after coronary bypass surgery and having his gall bladder removed, Faust died on January 21, 1995, aged 65.Gongwer News Service: [http://www.gongwer.com/programming/blogindex.cfm?postid=42001#sthash.M7gcBdAO.xOMWUiQO.dpbs The Sad Story Of The Best Legislative Farewell Speech Ever] ==See also== * [List of Michigan state legislatures](/source/List_of_Michigan_state_legislatures) ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Faust, William}} Category:Democratic Party Michigan state senators Category:1929 births Category:1995 deaths Category:University of Michigan alumni Category:People from Bucyrus, Ohio Category:20th-century members of the Michigan Legislature --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [William Faust](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Faust) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Faust?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.