Walter Flowers
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7th district (1973–1979)
Walter Flowers | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama | |
| In office January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Armistead I. Selden, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Richard Shelby |
| Constituency | 5th district (1969–1973) 7th district (1973–1979) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 12, 1933 |
| Died | April 12, 1984 (aged 51) |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Alabama |
Walter Winkler Flowers, Jr.[1] (April 12, 1933 – April 12, 1984) was an American Democratic politician who represented Alabama's 5th congressional district and Alabama's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from January 1969 to January 1979.
A native of Greenville, Alabama in Butler County, Walter Flowers attended public schools in Tuscaloosa and entered the University of Alabama where he earned degrees in 1955 and 1957. In 1957–1958, Flowers continued his graduate studies in international law as a fellow at the University of London. He held a commission as a Reserve Lieutenant Officer in the US Army in Military Intelligence and practiced law in Alabama before his election to the United States Congress. At the time of his death, from a heart attack while playing tennis, he lived in McLean, Virginia.
