William Flynt Nichols
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 3rd district |
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In office January 3, 1973 – December 13, 1988 |
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| Preceded by | Elizabeth B. Andrews |
| Succeeded by | Glen Browder |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 4th district |
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In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973 |
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| Preceded by | Glenn Andrews |
| Succeeded by | Tom Bevill |
| Member of the Alabama State Senate | |
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In office 1963-1967 |
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| Member of the Alabama House of Representatives | |
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In office 1959-1963 |
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| Born | October 16, 1918 Monroe County, Mississippi |
| Died | December 13, 1988 (aged 70) Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Auburn University |
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.
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.
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.
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 1959 and the Alabama Senate in 1963.
A 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.
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