J. Hugh Nichols (1930-2015)
MSA SC 3520-13352
Biography:
Born in Sprott, Alabama, November 27, 1930. Attended Alabama public schools; University of Maryland; University of Alabama, A.B. (political science), 1957; The American University, M.A., 1967. Married; five children. Died December 8, 2015, in Maplesville, Alabama. Buried at Cox Chapel United Methodist Cemetery, Maplesville, Alabama.
General Assembly:
House of Delegates, Howard County, 1970-78. Chair, Appropriations
Subcommittee on Public Safety and Transportation, 1970-74. Chair,
Appropriations Subcommittee on State Services, 1975-78.
Private Career and Other Public Service:
Manager of data processing and computing business. Served in
U.S. Army. Member, Howard County Charter Board, 1966-68. Member,
Howard County Council, 1968-70. Chair, National Legislative Conference
Committee on Legislative Information Needs, 1974. County Executive,
Howard County, 1979-86. Member, State Development Council Task Force,
1983-86; Criminal Justice Information Advisory Board, 1983-85; Governor's
Volunteer Council, 1985-86; chair, Regional Planning Council, 1985-86.
Consultant in public administration and economic development, primarily
in central and eastern Europe. Member, American Political Science
Association; National Municipal League; Academy of Political and Social
Sciences; American Association for the Advancement of Science; Optimist
International.
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