Howell Heflin
Howell Thomas Heflin was an American politician who served in the United States Senate, representing Alabama, from 1979 to 1997. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Howell Heflin was born on June 19, 1921 in Poulan, Georgia. He attended public school in Alabama, having graduated from Colbert County High School in Leighton. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1942 from BirminghamSouthern College in Birmingham. He was also the nephew of prominent white supremacist politician James Thomas Heflin and greatnephew of U.S. Representative Robert Stell Heflin.
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