Howell Heflin
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United States Senator from Alabama |
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In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | John Sparkman |
| Succeeded by | Jeff Sessions |
| Chairman of the Senate Ethics Committee | |
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In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Ted Stevens |
| Succeeded by | Terry Sanford |
| 24th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama |
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In office January 19, 1971 – January 17, 1977 |
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| Preceded by | J. Ed Livingston |
| Succeeded by | C. C. Torbert Jr. |
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Howell Thomas Heflin June 19, 1921 Poulan, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | March 29, 2005 (aged 83) Sheffield, Alabama, U.S. |
| Resting place | Glendale Cemetery Leighton, Alabama |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Ann Carmichael |
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Birmingham-Southern College (B.A.) University of Alabama School of Law (LL.B.) |
| Religion | Methodist |
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 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Marine Corps
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| Years of service | 1942–1946 |
| Rank | Major |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards |
 Silver Star Purple Heart (2) |
Howell Thomas Heflin (June 19, 1921 – March 29, 2005) 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 Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham. He was also the nephew of prominent white supremacist politician and U.S. Senator James Thomas Heflin and greatnephew of U.S. Representative Robert Stell Heflin.
During World War II, from 1942 to 1946, he served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps. He was awarded the Silver Star for valor in combat and recipient of two Purple Heart medals, having seen action on Bougainville and Guam.
After World War II, he attended the University of Alabama School of Law, from which he graduated in 1948. Prior to his election to the Alabama Supreme Court, he served as a law professor, while concurrently practicing law in Tuscumbia, Alabama.
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