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George Wallace
Sign in to saveAlso known as George Corley Wallace, II, George Corley Wallace Jr., George Corley Wallace, George Corley Wallace II, George Corley Wallace Jr, George C. Wallace, George C Wallace, Gov. George Wallace
45th Governor of Alabama (1919–1998)
Film & TV
Clio, Alabama, USA
George Corley Wallace Jr. was an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Alabama for four terms. A member of the Democratic Party, he is best remembered for his staunch segregationist and populist views. During his tenure, he promoted "industrial development, low taxes, and trade schools." Wallace sought the United States presidency as a Democrat three times, and once as an…
Known for
- One to One: John & Yoko — Self (archive footage)2025
- Ku Klux Klan: An American Story — Self - Politician (archive footage)2020
- Florida Girls — Terrance2019
- Klansville U.S.A. — Self (archive Footage)2015
- Ethel — Self (archive footage)2012
- George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire — Self (archive footage)2000
- 4 Little Girls — Self1997
- Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 2: Assassination in the 20th Century1992
- The Killing of America — Self (archive footage)1981
- 60 Minutes — Self1968
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Key facts
- Lieutenant
- Bill Baxley
- Preceded by
- Fob James
- Succeeded by
- H. Guy Hunt
- Governor
- Lurleen Wallace
- Born
- George Corley Wallace Jr. , ( 1919-08-25 ) August 25, 1919, Clio, Alabama , U.S.
- Died
- September 13, 1998 (1998-09-13) (aged 79) , Montgomery, Alabama , U.S.
- Resting place
- Greenwood Cemetery
- Party
- Democratic
- Other political affiliations
- American Independent (1968)
- Children
- 4, including George III
- Education
- University of Alabama ( LLB )
- Branch service
- United States Army Army Air Forces
- Years of service
- 1942–1945
- Rank
- Staff sergeant
- Unit
- 468th Bombardment Group
- Battles wars
- World War II Pacific theater
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- George
- Family name
- Wallace
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Clio
- Place of death
- Montgomery
- Spouse
- Lurleen Wallace
- Occupation
- military officer
- Political party
- American Independent Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Methodism
- Participant in
- Stand in the Schoolhouse Door
- Sport
- boxing
- Country for sport
- United States
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- United States Army Air Corps
- Military rank
- staff sergeant
- Image
- George Wallace (D-AL).jpg
- Work location
- Montgomery
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- Commons category
- George Wallace
- date of birth
- 1919-08-25
- date of death
- 1998-09-13
- medical condition
- paraplegia
- cause of death
- Parkinson's disease
- manner of death
- natural causes
- topic's main category
- Category:George Wallace
- name in native language
- George Corley Wallace Jr.
- writing language
- English language
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- WikiProject Human rights
- start of work period
- 1942-00-00
- different from
- George Wallace
- National Governors Association biography URL
- www.nga.org/governor/george-corley-wallace
- P12749
- Russo-Japanese War
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Encyclopedic overview
George Corley Wallace Jr. (August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998) was an American politician and lawyer who was the 45th and longest-serving governor of Alabama (1963–1967; 1971–1979; 1983–1987), and the longest-serving governor from the Democratic Party. Wallace unsuccessfully sought the United States presidency as a Democrat three times, and once with the American Independent Party, in which he carried five states in the 1968 presidential election resulting in a rare moment not seen since 1948 presidential elections where a third party managed to secure electoral seats independent of the de-facto 'two party system' of United States.
Born in Clio, Alabama, Wallace attended the University of Alabama School of Law, and served in the United States Army Air Force during World War II. After the war, he won election to the Alabama House of Representatives, and served as a state judge. Wallace first sought the Democratic nomination in the 1958 Alabama gubernatorial election. Initially a moderate on racial issues, Wallace adopted a hard-line segregationist stance after losing the 1958 nomination. Wallace ran for governor again in 1962, and won the race. Seeking to stop the racial integration of the University of Alabama, Wallace earned national notoriety by standing in front of the entrance of the University of Alabama, blocking the path of black students. Wallace left office when his first term expired in 1967 due to term limits. His wife, Lurleen, won the next election and succeeded him, with him as the de facto governor. Wallace's period of influence ended when Lurleen died of cancer in May 1968; her doctor informed Wallace of the cancer's diagnosis in 1961, but he had not told her.
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