William T. Cahill

William Thomas Cahill
Cahill in 1969
46th Governor of New Jersey
In office
January 20, 1970  January 15, 1974
Preceded byRichard J. Hughes
Succeeded byBrendan Byrne
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey
In office
January 3, 1959  January 19, 1970
Preceded byCharles A. Wolverton
Succeeded byEdwin B. Forsythe
Constituency1st district (1959–1967)
6th district (1967–1970)
Member of the
New Jersey General Assembly
In office
1951–1953
Personal details
Born(1912-06-25)June 25, 1912
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJuly 1, 1996(1996-07-01) (aged 84)
Haddonfield, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Elizabeth Myrtetus
(m. 1941; died 1991)
Alma materSaint Joseph's University
Rutgers University-Camden

William Thomas Cahill (June 25, 1912  July 1, 1996) was an American politician, lawyer, and academic who served as the 46th governor of New Jersey from 1970 to 1974. A Republican, Cahill previously served in the New Jersey General Assembly and U.S. House of Representatives.