George Huddleston, Jr.

George Huddleston, Jr. (March 19, 1920 – September 14, 1971) was a Democratic Congressman from Alabama. Huddleston was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He is the son of George Huddleston, who represented the Birmingham area in Congress from 1915 to 1937. The younger Huddleston attended George Washington University for one year before transferring to Birmingham-Southern College, from which he graduated in 1941. After serving in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1946, he earned his law degree from the University of Alabama in 1948. He served as deputy circuit solicitor for Alabama's 10th circuit from 1949 to 1952, then served as an assistant United States Attorney before entering private practice. Huddleston was elected to his father's old...