Howell Thomas Heflin | |
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Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Ethics | |
In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1992 | |
Preceded by | Ted Stevens |
Succeeded by | Terry Sanford |
United States Senator from Alabama | |
In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1997 | |
Preceded by | John J. Sparkman |
Succeeded by | Jeff Sessions |
Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court | |
In office 1971–1977 | |
Preceded by | Hon. J. Ed Livingston |
Succeeded by | Hon. C. C. Torbert, Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Poulan, Georgia | June 19, 1921
Died | March 29, 2005 Sheffield, Alabama | (aged 83)
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Ann (until his death) |
Alma mater | Birmingham-Southern College University of Alabama School of Law |
Awards | Silver Star Purple Heart (2) |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Marine Corps |
Years of service | 1942–1946 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Howell Thomas Heflin (June 19, 1921 – March 29, 2005) was an American politician. He was a Democratic member of the United States Senate from Tuscumbia, Alabama.[1]
Heflin was born on June 19, 1921 in Poulan, Georgia. He was raised in Tuscumbia, Alabama. Heflin studied at Birmingham-Southern College and at University of Alabama School of Law.
Heflin was married to Elizabeth Ann Heflin until his death in 2005. They had one son. Heflin died on March 29, 2005 in Sheffield, Alabama from a heart attack, aged 83.[2]
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