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- ↑ "Roster of Alabama House of Representatives since 1922". legislature.state.al.us. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ↑ "Hill, Jr., Robert M." ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ↑ "Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1975 (Chapter 4, Page 7)". digital.archives.alabama.gov. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
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