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  Selden, Jr., Armistead
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NameArmistead Selden, Jr.
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Greensboro, Alabama , United States
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Born February 20, 1921
DiedNovember 14, 1985 (64 years)
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Infoborn in Greensboro, Hale County, Ala., February 20, 1921; attended the public schools; graduated from Greensboro High School in 1938 and from the University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn., in 1942; served in the United States Navy from August 1942 until March 1946, with 31 months aboard ship, primarily in the North Atlantic, and was discharged as a lieutenant; lieutenant commander in the United States Naval Reserve; entered the University of Alabama School of Law and graduated in 1948; was admitted to the bar in 1948 and commenced practice in Greensboro, Ala.; member of the State house of representatives in 1951 and 1952; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-third Congress; reelected to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1953-January 3, 1969); was not a candidate in 1968 for reelection to the United States House of Representatives but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate; resumed the practice of law until October 1970; Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Affairs), October 1970-February 1973; Ambassador to New Zealand, Fiji, The Kingdom of Tonga, and Western Samoa, 1974-1979; was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for nomination to the United States Senate from Alabama in 1980; president, American League for Exports and Security Assistance, 1980-1985; was a resident of Greensboro, Ala., and Falls Church, Va., until his death in Birmingham, Ala., November 14, 1985; interment in Greensboro City Cemetery, Greensboro, Ala.



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  09/02/1980 AL US Senate - R Primary Lost 36.20% (-27.60%)
  03/01/1974 US Ambassador to Samoa Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  03/01/1974 US Ambassador to Fiji Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  03/01/1974 US Ambassador to New Zealand Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  03/01/1974 US Ambassador to Tonga Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  06/04/1968 AL US Senate - D Runoff Lost 49.48% (-1.04%)
  05/07/1968 AL US Senate - D Primary Won 35.50% (+0.00%)
  11/08/1966 AL District 5 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/03/1964 AL District 5 Won 52.99% (+5.97%)
  06/02/1964 AL At-Large - D Runoff Won 11.72% (-0.17%)
  11/06/1962 AL At-Large Won 11.01% (+0.00%)
  11/06/1962 US Rep. from Alabama Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  05/29/1962 AL At-Large - D Runoff Won 11.46% (-0.26%)
  11/08/1960 AL District 6 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/04/1958 AL - District 6 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/06/1956 AL - District 6 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/02/1954 AL - District 6 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/04/1952 AL - District 6 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  05/06/1952 AL District 6 - D Primary Won 51.47% (+2.94%)
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