William Flynt Nichols

William Flynt Nichols
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 4th and 3rd district
In office January 3, 1967 – December 13, 1988
Preceded by	Glenn Andrews
Succeeded by	Glen Browder
Personal details
Born	October 16, 1918 Monroe County, Mississippi
Died	December 13, 1988(1988-12-13) (aged 70) Washington, D.C.
Political party	Democratic

William Flynt "Bill" 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 in office.

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.

Service in the Alabama Legislature

Prior to his congressional service, he had served over an eight-year period in both houses of the Alabama Legislature, having been elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 1959 and the Alabama Senate in 1963.

Congressional service

A strong supporter of Alabama's George Corley Wallace, Jr., Nichols unseated freshman Republican U.S. Representative Arthur Glenn Andrews in the 1966 general election, while Wallace's wife, Lurleen Burns Wallace was handily winning the governorship.

Nichols defeated Andrews again in 1970. He was elected to eleven terms.

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. Glenn Andrews had initially won the Alabama House seat that Nichols held for nearly a generation while Andrews was running on the 1964 Goldwater-Miller presidential ticket.

External links

Biography portal

• William Flynt Nichols at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Alabama Academy of Honor: William Flynt Nichols
• William Flynt Nichols at Find a Grave

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Glenn Andrews	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 4th congressional district 1967–1973	Succeeded by Tom Bevill
Preceded by Elizabeth B. Andrews	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 3rd congressional district 1973–1988	Succeeded by Glen Browder

Persondata
Name	Nichols, William Flynt
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	October 16, 1918
Place of birth	Monroe County, Mississippi
Date of death	December 13, 1988
Place of death	Washington, D.C.