Tom Bevill

Tom Bevill

Infobox_Congressman
name = Tom Bevill


date of birth = March 27, 1921
place of birth = Townley, Alabama
date of death = death date and age|2005|3|28|1921|3|27
place of death = Jasper, Alabama
state = Alabama
district = 7th and 4th
term_start = January 3, 1967
term_end = January 3, 1997
preceded = James D. Martin
succeeded = Robert Aderholt
party = Democrat
spouse =
children =
religion =

Tom Bevill (March 27, 1921 – March 28, 2005), a Democrat, was a fifteen-term U.S. congressman representing Alabama's 4th Congressional District (which was numbered as the 7th from 1967 to 1973).

Bevill was born in Townley, Alabama, on March 27, 1921. He attended Walker County High School, the University of Alabama School of Commerce and Business Administration, and the University of Alabama School of Law. Bevill was an initate of the Gamma Alpha Chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha at UA. He served in the United States Army during World War II. He also privately practiced law.

In 1958 Bevill was elected to the Alabama Legislature, serving there until his election to Congress in 1966. In Congress, Bevill was known for securing federal money and development projects for his district. This earned him the nickname "The King of Pork," a term which he actually turned into a positive. After fifteen terms in Congress, he retired in 1997. Bevill is also credited with making the world's very first 911 emergency call.

Bevill died on March 28, 2005 in Jasper, Alabama, the day after his 84th birthday. He had been in declining health for several years due to heart problems.

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