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George Wallace
Wallace in
In office January 17, &#;– January 19,
Lieutenant	Bill Baxley
Preceded by	Fob James
Succeeded by	H. Guy Hunt
In office January 18, &#;– January 15, *
Lieutenant	Jere Beasley
Preceded by	Albert Brewer
Succeeded by	Fob James
In office January 14, &#;– January 16,
Lieutenant	James Allen
Preceded by	John Patterson
Succeeded by	Lurleen Wallace
In role January 16, &#;– May 7,
Governor	Lurleen Wallace
Preceded by	Lurleen Wallace (First Lady)
Succeeded by	Martha Farmer Brewer (First Lady)
Born	George Corley Wallace Jr. ()August 25, Clio, Alabama, U.S.
Died	September 13, () (aged&#;79) Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Resting place	Greenwood Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Other political affiliations	American Independent ()
Spouse(s)	Lurleen Burns &#; &#; (m.&#;; died&#;)&#; Cornelia Snively &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#; Lisa Taylor &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;
Children	4, including George
Education	University of Alabama (LLB)
Signature
Allegiance	&#;United States
Branch/service	&#;United States Army
Years&#;of service	–
Rank	Staff Sergeant
Unit	United States Army Air Forces
Battles/wars	World War II
Jere Beasley served as Acting Governor from June 5, – July 7, while Wallace recovered from the assassination attempt.

George Corley Wallace (August 25, – September 13, ) was an Americanpolitician.

George Corley Wallace Jr. (August 25, – September 13, ) was the 45th governor of Alabama, serving from to , again from to , and finally from to

He served as Governor of Alabama from to He ran for President of the United States three times (, , ).

Wallace was born in Clio, Alabama. He began his long political career at the age of 33 after running for county judge.

When Wallace was running for president, he was shot, which made him paralyzed for the rest of his life.

He is known for having different views on segregation, because he supported segregation.

Governor george wallace George Wallace, American Democratic politician who served as governor of Alabama (–67, –79, –87) and who led the South’s fight against federally ordered racial integration in the s. While running for president in , Wallace was permanently paralyzed below the waist in an assassination attempt.

He was a Democrat.

Wallace died at the age of 79 from sepsis caused by a spinal infection after 26 years of being in a wheelchair.

Early life

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Wallace was born George Corley Wallace on August 25, in Clio, Alabama.^[1] He studied at University of Alabama.

He grew up in a lower-middle-class family.

Governor george wallace biography George Corley Wallace Jr. (August 25, – September 13, ) was the 45th governor of Alabama, serving from to , again from to , and finally from to

As a young man, he was an amateur boxer, where he fought as a bantamweight.

Wallace was a very short man for his entire life, and as an adult was about 5'2" (m)

Career

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He served four terms as governor of Alabama, and also ran for President of the United States several times, during the s and s.

Wallace was a longtime supporter of segregation; a policy that did not allow African-Americans to go to the same schools or many of the same public places as white people. In he stood in a schoolhouse door to stop black students from going to the school (which would have integrated the school). In a speech, he said he would support "segregation today, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever".

He was a controversial figure.

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Some people saw him as a man who spoke up for the poor and was an outspoken populist. Others saw him as a terrible person, a white supremacist who supported violence.

In time, he changed his views, and said that he was sorry to African-Americans and other people hurt by segregation. He promoted black equality in his last term as Governor.^[source?] Despite this, he is still an icon of racism today and many people think of him as one of the most evil people in American history.

Assassination attempt

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During the presidential campaign, Wallace was shot five times by someone who wanted to assassinate him, Arthur Bremer.^[2] He got a permanent injury to his spine. He could no longer walk, and spent the rest of his life using a wheelchair.

Later career

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After his last term as governor, he began speaking in public places (including churches).

Personal life

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Wallace was married to Laurleen Wallace until her death. He then married to Corelia Wallace until they divorced. Then he was married to Lisa Taylor until they divorced.

George C. Wallace was a four-time governor of Alabama and three-time presidential hopeful. He is best remembered for his s segregationist politics. Updated: Sep 14, PM EDT.

He had four children.

Popular Culture

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The Lynyrd Skynyrd song "Sweet Home Alabama" has the line "In Birmingham they love the Governor / Boo Boo Boo / Now we all did what we could do / if watergate does not bother me / does your conscience bother you now tell me true." Even though Wallace is not mentioned by name, the line clearly refers to him, and members of the band have confirmed this and have said they disliked Wallace.

Gary Sinise played him in the film George Wallace.

A tunnel on Interstate 10 in Alabama has been named the George Wallace Memorial Tunnel.

Death

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Wallace died on September 13, in Montgomery, Alabama from sepsis complicated by a spinal infection, aged ^[3] He was buried at Greenwood Cemetery in Montgomery.

References

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Other websites

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Media related to George Wallace at Wikimedia Commons