Armistead I. Selden Jr.
Armistead I. Selden Jr. | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama | |
| In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Edward deGraffenried |
| Succeeded by | Walter Flowers |
| Constituency | 6th district (1953–63) At-large (1963–65) 5th district (1965–69) |
| Member of the Alabama House of Representatives | |
| In office 1951-1952 | |
| United States Ambassador to Fiji | |
| In office March 1, 1974 – April 17, 1978 | |
| President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Franzheim II |
| Succeeded by | John P. Condon |
| United States Ambassador to New Zealand | |
| In office April 22, 1974 – April 23, 1979 | |
| President | Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Franzheim II |
| Succeeded by | Anne Clark Martindell |
| United States Ambassador to Samoa | |
| In office April 22, 1974 – April 23, 1979 | |
| President | Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Franzheim II |
| Succeeded by | Anne Clark Martindell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Armistead Inge Selden, Jr. February 20, 1921 Greensboro, Alabama |
| Died | November 14, 1985 (aged 64) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Political party | Republican (1979–1985) |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic (before 1979) |
Armistead Inge Selden Jr. (February 20, 1921 – November 14, 1985) was a segregationist U.S. Representative from Alabama. Originally a Democrat, he switched parties in 1979 to become a Republican.