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George Huddleston | |
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| Member of the U.S House of Representatives fromAlabama | |
| In office January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Laurie C. Battle |
| Succeeded by | John Buchanan (redistricting) |
| Constituency | 9th district (1955-1963) At-large (1963-1965) |
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| Born | March 19, 1920 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | September 14, 1971 (aged 51) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Relations | George Huddleston (father) |
| Education | Birmingham–Southern College (BA) University of Alabama (LLB) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1942–1946 |
George Huddleston Jr. (March 19, 1920 – September 14, 1971) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromAlabama.
Huddleston was born inBirmingham, Alabama. He was the son ofGeorge Huddleston, who represented the Birmingham area in Congress from 1915 to 1937. The younger Huddleston attendedGeorge Washington University for one year before transferring toBirmingham–Southern College, from which he graduated in 1941. After serving in theUnited States Navy from 1942 to 1946, he earned his law degree from theUniversity of Alabama School of Law in 1948.
Huddleston served as deputy circuit solicitor for Alabama's 10th circuit from 1949 to 1952, then served as an assistantUnited States attorney before entering private practice.
Huddleston was elected to his father's old congressional seat in 1954, and was reelected four times. Having signed the 1956Southern Manifesto that opposed the desegregation of public schools ordered by the Supreme Court inBrown v. Board of Education, he voted against theCivil Rights Act of 1957.[1] In 1964, he was defeated byRepublicanJohn Buchanan, losing by a 21-point margin.
Huddleston remained in the capital as a senior officer withNorth American Rockwell until his death in 1971. He is buried in Birmingham'sElmwood Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromAlabama's 9th congressional district 1955-1963 | Succeeded by District inactive |
| Preceded by District inactive | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromAlabama's at-large congressional district 1963-1965 | Succeeded by District inactive |
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