U.S. Congressional Representative
William Flynt Nichols
In office January 3, 1973 – December 13, 1988Preceded by Elizabeth B. Andrews Succeeded by Glen Browder In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973Preceded by Glenn Andrews Succeeded by Tom Bevill In office November 7, 1962 – November 9, 1966 [ 1] Constituency 8th district In office November 5, 1958 – November 7, 1962 [ 2]
Born October 16, 1918Monroe County, Mississippi , U.S. Died December 13, 1988(1988-12-13) (aged 70)Washington, D.C. , U.S. Political party Democratic Spouse Maude Carolyn Funderburk Children 3 Alma mater Auburn University
William Flynt Nichols (October 16, 1918 – December 13, 1988) was a Democratic member of United States House of Representatives from Alabama , having served from 1967 until his death from a heart attack in Washington, D.C. in 1988.
Life
Nichols was born on October 16, 1918. On January 30, 1942, Nichols married Maude Carolyn Funderburk. He was a Methodist , having served on the Board of Stewards of Sylacauga's First Methodist Church.[ 3]
Nichols died of a heart attack on December 13, 1988.
Education
Nichols received a bachelor's degree in Agriculture in 1939 from the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University ) and a master's degree in Agronomy from the same institution in 1941.
Military service
Nichols enlisted in the United States Army in 1942 and served five years in the European Theatre . He was wounded at the Battle of Hürtgen Forest , losing a leg in a land mine explosion. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart , and retired with the rank of Captain in 1947.[ 4] Following his retirement, he lived in Sylacauga, Alabama , where he is also buried.
Business career
After military service, Nichols was employed by the Parker Fertilizer Company, and would later become president of the associated Parker Gin Company.[ 3]
Politics
Service in the Alabama Legislature
Prior to his congressional service, he served over an eight-year period in both houses of the Alabama Legislature , having been elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 1958 and the Alabama Senate in 1962.
Congressional service
In 1986, with retiring Republican U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona , Nichols co-authored the Goldwater–Nichols Act , the far-reaching reorganization of the United States Department of Defense command structure.
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