William J. Cabaniss

William J. Cabaniss
United States Ambassador to the Czech Republic
In office January 13, 2004 – September 15, 2006
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Craig R. Stapleton
Succeeded by	Richard Graber
Member of the Alabama Senate
In office November 3, 1982 – November 7, 1990
Preceded by	Dewey White
Succeeded by	J. T. Waggoner
Constituency	11th district (1982–1983) 16th district (1983–1990)
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 31st district
In office November 8, 1978 – November 3, 1982
Preceded by	Dewey White
Succeeded by	Van Scott
Personal details
Born	William Jelks Cabaniss Jr. (1938-07-11) July 11, 1938 (age 85) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Catherine Hood Caldwell
Alma mater	Vanderbilt University (BA)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1960–1964
Rank	First lieutenant

William Jelks Cabaniss Jr. (born July 11, 1938)

Early life and education

Cabaniss graduated with a

After leaving the Army, Cabaniss returned to Birmingham and began his business career with the Southern Cement Company Division of Martin Marietta Corporation. In 1971, he resigned from his position as Director of Market Development with Southern Cement and started his own company, Precision Grinding, Inc., after acquired the assets of a small metal grinding company, which he transformed into a steel plate processing and metal machining business.

Cabaniss, a

External links

• Official Biography
• Alphabetical List of Chiefs of Mission and Principal Officials, 1778-2005