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Howell Heflin
United States Senator
from Alabama
In office
January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1997
Preceded byJohn Sparkman
Succeeded byJeff Sessions
Chair of the Senate Ethics Committee
In office
January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1992
Preceded byTed Stevens
Succeeded byTerry Sanford
24th Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of Alabama
In office
January 19, 1971 – January 17, 1977
Preceded byJ. Ed Livingston
Succeeded byC. C. Torbert, Jr.
Personal details
Born
Howell Thomas Heflin

(1921-06-19)June 19, 1921
Poulan, Georgia, U.S.
DiedMarch 29, 2005(2005-03-29) (aged 83)
Sheffield, Alabama, U.S.
Resting placeGlendale Cemetery
Leighton, Alabama, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
  • Elizabeth Ann Carmichael
  • (m. 1952)
Parents
  • Marvin Heflin
  • Louise S. Heflin
Relatives
  • Robert Stell Heflin (great-uncle)
  • James Thomas Heflin (uncle)
Alma materBirmingham-Southern College (BA)
University of Alabama (LLB)
Military service
AllegianceHowell Heflin United States
Branch/serviceHowell Heflin United States Marine Corps
Years of service1942–1946
RankMajor
Battles/warsWorld War II
Awards Silver Star
Purple Heart (2)

Howell Thomas Heflin (June 19, 1921 – March 29, 2005) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Alabama in the United States Senate from 1979 to 1997.

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