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James Thomas Heflin (April 9, 1869 – April 22, 1951), nicknamed "Cotton Tom", was an American politician who served as a United States representative and United States senator from Alabama.
- April 9, 1869, Louina, Alabama, U.S.
- B. B. Comer
Over the fierce objection of the majority leader, the Senate, by a one-vote margin, extended this unusual privilege to former Alabama senator James Thomas Heflin.
7 de jul. de 2023 · J. Thomas Heflin. J. Thomas Heflin Alabama probably has not had a more colorful or controversial U.S. senator than J. Thomas Heflin, or as he was more commonly called, “Cotton Tom” Heflin. He is known as the “Father of Mother’s Day,” having written and achieved passage of the national holiday. But he is also notable as one ...
26 de abr. de 2017 · 04/26/2017 12:00 AM EDT. According to the Senate Historical Office, only on the most extraordinary occasions has the Senate allowed a former member to address that body. One of them occurred on...
5 de may. de 2021 · James Thomas “Cotton Tom” Heflin (1869-1951) had two things he would say he was proud of during his political career: founding Mother’s Day and shooting a black man in an altercation. This is the story of the man who made Mother’s Day possible but also rose and fell in politics through his practice of bigotry.
HEFLIN, JAMES THOMAS, (nephew of Robert Stell Heflin and uncle of Howell Thomas Heflin), a Representative and a Senator from Alabama; born in Louina, Randolph County, Ala., April 9, 1869; attended the common schools of Randolph County, Southern University, Greensboro, Ala., and Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College (later Auburn University...
Scope and Contents. This collection contains eighty-five letters sent to James Thomas "Cotton Tom" Heflin between the years 1932-1938. The bulk of the letters discuss his illness and the Alabama Special Democratic Primary election on January 4, 1938.
