| 词条 | William Flynt Nichols |
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| name = William Flynt Nichols | image name = Congressman William F. Nichols Official Portrait, 1986.jpg | birth_date = October 16, 1918 | birth_place = Monroe County, Mississippi | death_date = {{death date and age|1988|12|13|1918|10|16}} | death_place = Washington, D.C. | state = Alabama | district = 3rd | term_start = January 3, 1973 | term_end = December 13, 1988 | preceded = Elizabeth B. Andrews | succeeded = Glen Browder | state2 = Alabama | district2 = 4th | term_start2 = January 3, 1967 | term_end2 = January 3, 1973 | preceded2 = Glenn Andrews | succeeded2 = Tom Bevill | office3 = Member of the Alabama State Senate | term3 = 1963-1967 | office4 = Member of the Alabama House of Representatives | term4 = 1959-1963 | party = Democratic | spouse = | alma_mater = Auburn University | children = | religion = }} 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 from a heart attack in Washington, D.C. in 1988. EducationNichols 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 serviceNichols 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.[1] Following his retirement, he lived in Sylacauga, Alabama, where he is also buried. Business careerAfter military service, Nichols was employed by the Parker Fertilizer Company, and would later become president of the associated Parker Gin Company.[2] Service in the Alabama LegislaturePrior 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 1959 and the Alabama Senate in 1963. Congressional serviceA strong supporter of Alabama's George Wallace, 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 initially won the Alabama House seat that Nichols held for nearly a generation while Andrews was running on the 1964 Goldwater-Miller presidential ticket. Personal lifeNichols married the former Maude Carolyn Funderburk in 1943. He was a Methodist, having served on the Board of Stewards of Sylacauga's First Methodist Church.[2] DeathNichols died of a heart attack on December 13, 1988. See also{{Portal|Biography}}
References1. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/14/obituaries/rep-bill-nichols-70-led-pentagon-inquiry.html |title=Rep. Bill Nichols, 70; Led Pentagon Inquiry |publisher=New York Times |date=December 14, 1988}} 2. ^1 {{cite web|last1=Schmidt|first1=Greg|title=William Flynt Nichols|url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-3527|website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}} External links
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