Armistead I. Selden Jr.

Armistead I. Selden Jr.
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Alabama
In office
January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1969
Preceded byEdward deGraffenried
Succeeded byWalter Flowers
Constituency6th 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
PresidentRichard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Preceded byKenneth Franzheim II
Succeeded byJohn P. Condon
United States Ambassador to New Zealand
In office
April 22, 1974 – April 23, 1979
PresidentGerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Preceded byKenneth Franzheim II
Succeeded byAnne Clark Martindell
United States Ambassador to Samoa
In office
April 22, 1974 – April 23, 1979
PresidentGerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Preceded byKenneth Franzheim II
Succeeded byAnne Clark Martindell
Personal details
Born
Armistead Inge Selden, Jr.

(1921-02-20)February 20, 1921
Greensboro, Alabama
DiedNovember 14, 1985(1985-11-14) (aged 64)
Birmingham, Alabama
Political partyRepublican (1979–1985)
Other political
affiliations
Democratic (before 1979)
Armistead I. Selden (right) with Wernher von Braun, 1968.

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.