Henry B. Steagall II

Henry Bascom Steagall II (September 4, 1922 – November 20, 1999) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama from 1986 to 1995.

Early life, education, and military service Born in Abbeville, Alabama, to Susan Koonce Steagall and Orlando Marvin Steagall, he was a nephew of Congressman Henry B. Steagall, for whom he was named. Steagall attended Auburn University, from which he took leave to enlist in the United States Navy, where he became an officer, serving for three years in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Steagall chose not run for reelection in 1994, retiring from the court on January 16, 1995.

Personal life and death Steagall married Francis Rector of Chilhowie, Virginia, with whom he had two sons and a daughter. He died after an extended illness at the age of 77.