William Thompson Bagley (born June 29, 1928) is an American politician in the state of

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. He served in the

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as a Republican from 1960 to 1974, representing Marin and Sonoma Counties (then, Assembly District 7). From 1989 to 2002, Bagley served as a member of the University of California Board of Regents and in 2002, was named Alumnus of the Year by the California Alumni Association. In 1987, the stretch of California Highway 101 from the Robin Williams (née Waldo) Tunnel to San Rafael was named the William T. Bagley Freeway. He is the author of ''California's Golden Years: When Government Worked and Why''. He also served as a member of the

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from April 15, 1975 - April 15, 1980 and as Chairman for the commission from April 15, 1975 - November 15, 1978

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1928 births Living people UC Berkeley School of Law alumni People from San Rafael, California Republican Party members of the California State Assembly Commodity Futures Trading Commission personnel Ford administration personnel Carter administration personnel {{California-CAAssembly-stub