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George Huddleston | |
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 Huddleston in 1921 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromAlabama's9th district | |
| In office March 4, 1915 – January 3, 1937 | |
| Preceded by | Oscar W. Underwood |
| Succeeded by | Luther Patrick |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 11, 1869 |
| Died | February 29, 1960(1960-02-29) (aged 90) |
| Resting place | Elmwood Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | Nancy Huddleston Packer George Huddleston Jr. |
| Alma mater | Cumberland School of Law |
| Profession | Attorney |
George Huddleston (November 11, 1869 – February 29, 1960) was aU.S. Representative fromAlabama, father ofGeorge Huddleston, Jr.
Huddleston was born on a farm nearLebanon, Tennessee, the son of Nancy Emeline (Sherrill) and Joseph Franklin Huddleston. Huddleston attended the common schools. He studied law atCumberland School of Law atCumberland University,Lebanon, Tennessee. He wasadmitted to the bar in 1891 and practiced inBirmingham, Alabama, until 1911, when he retired from practice.
During theSpanish–American War, Huddleston served as a private in the First Regiment, Alabama Volunteer Infantry.
Huddleston was elected as aDemocrat to theSixty-Fourth and to the ten succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1915 - January 3, 1937), representingAlabama's 9th congressional district. He generally championedprogressive laws and measures.[1] In March 1932, Huddleston addressed a committee of theUnited States Senate on the subject of the condition ofsharecroppers, stating "Any thought that there has been no starvation, that no man has starved and no man will starve, is the rankest nonsense. Men are actually starving in their thousands today..."[2] However, in spite of his opposition to theKu Klux Klan and race-based violence, he did not support theDyer Anti-Lynching Bill, fearing for how his majority-white constituency would view him if he voted for it.
Huddleston was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1936, as he lost support among his constituents for opposing bills regarding public services and energy legislation.[3] As early asWendell Willkie in 1940, Huddleston began supporting Republican nominees for President, although he did supportStrom Thurmond in 1948 when he ran under the “Democratic” labelin Alabama.[4]
Huddleston died in Birmingham on February 29, 1960, and was interred inElmwood Cemetery.
He is the father ofNancy Packer (author), Jane Aaron, Mary Chiles, George Huddleston, and John Huddleston.He is a grandfather of the writersGeorge Packer andAnn Packer, the children of his daughter Nancy.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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