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Politician members in Alabama


  Clarence William Allgood (1902-1991) — also known as Clarence W. Allgood — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Born in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., September 12, 1902. Son of Robert Venable Allgood and Patricia (Robertson) Allgood. Lawyer; trustee, Crippled Children's Hospital; counsel, American Hospital Association; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1961-73; took senior status 1973. Member, Pi Kappa Alpha; American Bar Association; Elks; Blue Key; Civitan. Died in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., November 30, 1991 (age 89 years, 79 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Venable Allgood and Patricia (Robertson) Allgood; cousin of Miles Clayton Allgood; married, June 27, 1927, to Marie Maxwell.
  See also federal judicial profile
  Edward Berton Almon (1860-1933) — also known as Edward B. Almon — of Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Ala. Born near Moulton, Lawrence County, Ala., April 18, 1860. Son of George W. Almon and Nancy (Eubank) Almon. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama state senate, 1892-94; Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1896; circuit judge in Alabama, 1898-1906; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1910-15; Speaker of the Alabama State House of Representatives, 1911; U.S. Representative from Alabama 8th District, 1915-33; died in office 1933. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen; Elks; Maccabees; Knights of Honor. Died in Washington, D.C., June 22, 1933 (age 73 years, 65 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Ala.
  Relatives: Married, December 13, 1887, to Luie Clopper.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Perry Bartlett (1905-1978) — of Boulder, Boulder County, Colo. Born in Bessemer, Jefferson County, Ala., November 20, 1905. Democrat. Mens wear retailer; mayor of Boulder, Colo., 1948-51. Methodist. Member, Jaycees; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Elks; Delta Tau Delta; Rotary. Died in April, 1978 (age 72 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 27, 1934, to Mildred Dishman Banks.
  Laurie Calvin Battle (1912-2000) — also known as Laurie C. Battle — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Born in Wilsonville, Shelby County, Ala., May 10, 1912. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1947-55; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1954; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1956; candidate in primary for Governor of Alabama, 1958. Methodist. Member, Jaycees; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kappa Phi Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Kappa Alpha Order; Phi Gamma Mu; Elks; Eagles; Lions. Sponsored Battle Act, which banned U.S. assistance to countries doing business with the Soviet Union. Died, at the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., May 2, 2000 (age 87 years, 358 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Edmund Roberts Blair (b. 1908) — also known as Edmund Blair — of Pell City, St. Clair County, Ala. Born in Leeds, Jefferson County, Ala., July 29, 1908. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1948; Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1948. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Civitan; Elks. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Albert Burton Boutwell (1904-1978) — also known as Albert Boutwell — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Born in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., November 13, 1904. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1944; member of Alabama state senate, 1946-58; Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, 1959-63; mayor of Birmingham, Ala., 1963-67. Methodist. Member, Jaycees; American Bar Association; Elks; Eagles; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions; Blue Key. Died in February, 1978 (age 73 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Sydney Johnston Bowie (1865-1928) — also known as Sydney J. Bowie — of Talladega, Talladega County, Ala.; Anniston, Calhoun County, Ala.; Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Born in Talladega, Talladega County, Ala., July 26, 1865. Son of Andrew W. Bowie and Nannie McHenry (Bowdon) Bowie. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama Democratic State Executive Committee, 1894-1900; chair of Talladega County Democratic Party, 1896-99; U.S. Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1901-07; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1920; automobile dealer; director, First National Bank of Talladega; American Trust and Savings Bank; Industrial Savings Bank. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., May 7, 1928 (age 62 years, 286 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
  Relatives: Nephew of Franklin Welsh Bowdon; son of Andrew W. Bowie and Nannie McHenry (Bowdon) Bowie; married, April 29, 1891, to Annie Foster Etheridge.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Frank William Boykin (1885-1969) — also known as Frank W. Boykin — of Mobile, Mobile County, Ala. Born in Bladon Springs, Choctaw County, Ala., February 21, 1885. Son of James Clark Boykin and Glo Emenia (Ainsworth) Boykin. Democrat. Manufacturer of railway crossties; lumber and timber business; shipbuilder; U.S. Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1935-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1944. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Elks; Woodmen; Moose. Died in Washington, D.C., March 12, 1969 (age 84 years, 19 days). Interment at Pine Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
  Relatives: Married, December 31, 1913, to Ocllo Gunn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Marvin Brandon (b. 1888) — of Alabama. Born in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala., May 8, 1888. Secretary of state of Alabama, 1927-31, 1939-43; Alabama state auditor, 1931-35, 1943; Alabama state treasurer, 1935-39. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Frank Clark (1860-1936) — of Polk County, Fla.; Duval County, Fla.; Lake City, Columbia County, Fla.; Gainesville, Alachua County, Fla.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla. Born in Eufaula, Barbour County, Ala., March 28, 1860. Son of John Wise Clark and Mary Emeline (Keits) Clark. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1889-91, 1899; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, 1894-97; U.S. Representative from Florida 2nd District, 1905-25; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1920. Baptist. Member, Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died in Washington, D.C., April 14, 1936 (age 76 years, 17 days). Interment at Wildwood Cemetery, Bartow, Fla.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Ellen Mays.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James Sanford Davenport (1864-1940) — also known as James S. Davenport — of Vinita, Craig County, Okla. Born near Gaylesville, Cherokee County, Ala., September 21, 1864. Son of W. A. J. Davenport and Amanda C. Davenport. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Oklahoma, 1907-09, 1911-17 (3rd District 1907-09, 1911-15, 1st District 1915-17); Judge, Oklahoma Criminal Court of Appeals, 1927-31. Member, Odd Fellows; Elks; Woodmen of the World; Knights of Pythias. Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla., January 3, 1940 (age 75 years, 104 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Vinita, Okla.
  Relatives: Son of W. A. J. Davenport and Amanda C. Davenport; married to Gulielma Ross (1871-1898) and Byrd A. Ironside (1881-1960).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Stanley Hubert Dent, Jr. (1869-1938) — also known as S. Hubert Dent, Jr. — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Eufaula, Barbour County, Ala., August 16, 1869. Son of S. H. Dent and Anna Beall (Young) Dent. Democrat. Lawyer; Montgomery County Prosecuting Attorney, 1902-09; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1908; U.S. Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1909-21; delegate to Alabama convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large, 1933. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Redmen; Woodmen. Died in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., October 6, 1938 (age 69 years, 51 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Eufaula, Ala.
  Relatives: Married to Etta Tinsley.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Oscar Stanton De Priest (1871-1951) — also known as Oscar De Priest — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Florence, Lauderdale County, Ala., March 9, 1871. Son of Alexander R. De Priest and Mary (Karsner) De Priest. Republican. Painter; real estate broker; Cook County Commissioner, 1894-1904; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1908 (alternate), 1920, 1924 (alternate), 1928, 1932, 1936; U.S. Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1929-35; defeated, 1934, 1936, 1938. Congregationalist or Presbyterian. African ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 12, 1951 (age 80 years, 64 days). Interment at Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Married, February 23, 1898, to Jessie Williams.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Leven Handy Ellis (b. 1881) — also known as Handy Ellis — of Columbiana, Shelby County, Ala. Born in Nixburg, Coosa County, Ala., April 6, 1881. Democrat. Member of Alabama state senate, 1927-31; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1936-43; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1940, 1948; Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, 1943-47. Methodist. Member, Shriners; Elks; Eagles. Interment somewhere in Columbiana, Ala.
  MacDonald Gallion (b. 1913) — of Alabama. Born in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., April 5, 1913. Democrat. Alabama state attorney general, 1959-63, 1967-71; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1960; Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1968. Presbyterian. Member, Woodmen; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sons of Confederate Veterans; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Elks; Moose; Freemasons. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Ashley Greene (b. 1898) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Portland, Multnomah County, Ore.; Lake Grove, Clackamas County, Ore. Born in Ashville, St. Clair County, Ala., January 15, 1898. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1948 (member, Credentials Committee). Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Elks; Eagles; American Bar Association; Military Order of the World Wars. Burial location unknown.
  James Andrew Haley (1899-1981) — also known as James A. Haley; Jim Haley — of Sarasota, Sarasota County, Fla. Born in Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Ala., January 4, 1899. Son of Andrew Jackson Haley and Mary Lee (Stevenson) Haley. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant; chair of Sarasota County Democratic Party, 1925-53; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1949-52; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1952 (alternate), 1960; U.S. Representative from Florida, 1953-77 (7th District 1953-73, 8th District 1973-77). Methodist. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Elks. Former president and director, Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus. Died in Sarasota, Sarasota County, Fla., August 6, 1981 (age 82 years, 214 days). Interment at Boca Raton Cemetery, Boca Raton, Fla.
  Relatives: Married to Aubrey B. Ringling.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Albert Sydney Herlong, Jr. (1909-1995) — also known as Albert S. Herlong, Jr. — of Leesburg, Lake County, Fla. Born in Manistee, Monroe County, Ala., February 14, 1909. Son of Albert Sydney Herlong and Cora (Knight) Herlong. Democrat. Lawyer; county judge in Florida, 1936-48; U.S. Representative from Florida, 1949-69 (5th District 1949-67, 4th District 1967-69); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1952; member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1969-73. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; Odd Fellows; Moose; Knights of Pythias; Pi Kappa Phi. Died in Leesburg, Lake County, Fla., December 27, 1995 (age 86 years, 316 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 26, 1930, to Mary Alice Youmans.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Franklin Elmore Jones (b. 1873) — also known as Franklin E. Jones — of San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico; St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; Santurce, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Born in Youngsboro, Lee County, Ala., July 18, 1873. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1912 (alternate; member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1916, 1920, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virgin Islands, 1928, 1932 (alternate); member of Democratic National Committee from Virgin Islands, 1928. Episcopalian. Member, Odd Fellows; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  George Washington Jones (b. 1865) — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Hardin County, Ky., October 25, 1865. Democrat. Member of Alabama Democratic State Executive Committee. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  Everett A. Kelly (b. 1926) — of Florida. Born in Foley, Baldwin County, Ala., September 2, 1926. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; pharmacist; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1979-. Catholic. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Grotto; Kiwanis; American Legion; Elks; Moose. Still living as of 1999.
  Thomas Edmund Knight, Jr. (b. 1898) — also known as Thomas E. Knight, Jr. — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Greensboro, Hale County, Ala., June 19, 1898. Son of Thomas Edmund Knight and Rebecca (Williams) Knight. Democrat. Lawyer; Alabama state attorney general, 1931-34; Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, 1935-39. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons; Elks; Civitan; Jaycees; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, May 4, 1920, to Lelia Otts. See Knight family of Alabama.
  Edwin Marshall Lovelace (b. 1854) — of Brewton, Escambia County, Ala. Born in Pleasant Hill, Dallas County, Ala., July 14, 1854. Son of Basil Manly Lovelace and Amanda (Lovelace) Lovelace. Democrat. Lumber and timber business; director, Bank of Brewton; Escambia County Commissioner, 1904-10; member of Alabama state senate 21st District, 1911. Baptist. English ancestry. Member, Knights of Pythias; Elks; Knights of Honor. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Basil Manly Lovelace and Amanda (Lovelace) Lovelace; married to Frances McKenzie; father of William Yancey Lovelace.
  Patrick J. Lyons (b. 1850) — also known as Pat J. Lyons — of Mobile, Mobile County, Ala. Born in Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., January 16, 1850. Son of Thomas Lyons and Johanna Lyons. Steamboat captain; steamboat owner; wholesale grocer; bank vice-president; mayor of Mobile, Ala., 1904-11, 1913-14, 1915-16, 1917-18. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Elks. Burial location unknown.
  John McDuffie (1883-1950) — of Monroeville, Monroe County, Ala. Born near River Ridge, Monroe County, Ala., September 25, 1883. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1907-11; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1908 (alternate), 1924; prosecuting attorney, 1st Circuit, 1911-19; U.S. Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1919-35; resigned 1935; Judge of U.S. District Court, 1935-50. Methodist. Member, Knights of Pythias; Moose; Elks; Freemasons; Redmen; Woodmen of the World; Woodmen Circle; Alpha Tau Omega. Died November 1, 1950 (age 67 years, 37 days). Interment at Pine Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
  Relatives: Married, October 20, 1915, to Cornelia Hixon.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Neil Metcalf (b. 1921) — of Geneva, Geneva County, Ala. Born in Hartford, Geneva County, Ala., November 10, 1921. Son of Ramsey L. Metcalf and Jimmilee M. Metcalf. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; member of Alabama state senate, 1954, 1962-66; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1964. Baptist. Member, Pi Kappa Alpha; Phi Alpha Delta; Woodmen of the World; Elks; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Still living as of 1967.
  William Bacon Oliver (1867-1948) — also known as William B. Oliver — of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala. Born in Eutaw, Greene County, Ala., May 25, 1867. Son of William C. Oliver and Lizzie S. (Whitehead) Oliver. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1915-37; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1924 (member, Credentials Committee). Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Phi Beta Kappa; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen. Died in 1948 (age about 81 years). Interment at Eutaw Cemetery, Eutaw, Ala.
  Relatives: Cousin of Sydney Parham Epes. See Epes-Oliver family of Virginia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Claude Denson Pepper (1900-1989) — also known as Claude Pepper — of Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla. Born near Dudleyville, Chambers County, Ala., September 8, 1900. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1929-30; U.S. Senator from Florida, 1936-51; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1940 (alternate), 1944 (alternate), 1948 (alternate), 1960, 1964, 1968; speaker, 1988; U.S. Representative from Florida, 1963-89 (3rd District 1963-67, 11th District 1967-73, 14th District 1973-83, 18th District 1983-89); died in office 1989. Baptist. Member, Moose; Woodmen; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Sigma Upsilon; Kappa Alpha Order; United World Federalists. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1989. Died in Washington, D.C., May 30, 1989 (age 88 years, 264 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Claude Pepper: Tracy E. Danese, Claude Pepper and Ed Ball : Politics, Purpose, and Power
  Lucius Mendel Rivers (1905-1970) — also known as L. Mendel Rivers — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Gumville, Berkeley County, S.C., September 28, 1905. Democrat. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1933-36; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936 (alternate), 1944, 1952, 1956 (alternate); U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1941-70; died in office 1970. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Exchange Club. Died in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., December 28, 1970 (age 65 years, 91 days). Interment at St. Stephen Episcopal Church Cemetery, St. Stephen, S.C.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Kenneth Allison Roberts (1912-1989) — also known as Kenneth A. Roberts — of Anniston, Calhoun County, Ala. Born in Piedmont, Calhoun County, Ala., November 1, 1912. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama state senate; elected 1942; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1951-65 (4th District 1951-63, at-large 1963-65); defeated, 1964; shot and wounded in an attack on the U.S. House by Puerto Rican nationalists, 1954. Baptist. Member, Lions; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Woodmen; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Alpha Tau Omega; Phi Alpha Delta. Died in Potomac, Montgomery County, Md., May 9, 1989 (age 76 years, 189 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married, September 22, 1953, to Margaret Hamilton McMillan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Edward Vaughn (b. 1934) — also known as Ed Vaughn — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Abbeville, Henry County, Ala., July 30, 1934. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1979-80, 1995- (8th District 1979-80, 4th District 1995-98); defeated in primary, 1976 (5th District), 1980 (8th District). Member, NAACP; Elks; Omega Psi Phi. Still living as of 1998.
  Jackson Vaughn III (1917-2006) — also known as Jackie Vaughn III — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., November 17, 1917. Son of William Vaughn and Myrtle Vaughn. Democrat. Candidate in primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 4th Senatorial District, 1961; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1967-78 (23rd District 1967-72, 18th District 1973-78); resigned 1978; member of Michigan state senate, 1978-2002 (5th District 1978-82, 3rd District 1983-94, 4th District 1995-2002). Baptist or Methodist. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Americans for Democratic Action; American Civil Liberties Union; Omicron Delta Kappa; Elks; Freemasons. Died, in Botsford Hospital, Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., September 12, 2006 (age 88 years, 299 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Elmer Gifford Walker (b. 1898) — also known as E. G. Walker — of Homewood, Jefferson County, Ala. Born in Commerce, Hunt County, Tex., February 9, 1898. Son of Pink Walker and Mary C. (Starkey) Walker. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mayor of Homewood, Ala., 1956-67. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Lions; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, May 19, 1920, to Gertrude Louise Lunn.
  George Corley Wallace, Jr. (1919-1998) — also known as George C. Wallace — of Clayton, Barbour County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Clio, Barbour County, Ala., August 25, 1919. Son of George C. Wallace and Mozell (Smith) Wallace. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1947-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1948 (alternate), 1956; circuit judge in Alabama, 1953-58; Governor of Alabama, 1963-67, 1971-72, 1972-79, 1983-87; defeated in Democratic primary, 1958; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1964, 1972, 1976; American Independent candidate for President of the United States, 1968. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Moose; Elks; Woodmen; Civitan; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans. Worked as a professional boxer in the late 1930s. While campaigning in Maryland on May 15, 1972, was shot by Arthur Bremer; the injury paralyzed both legs. Along with Ohio's James A. Rhodes, he was the longest serving state governor in U.S. history. Died in Jackson Hospital, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., September 13, 1998 (age 79 years, 19 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of George C. Wallace and Mozell (Smith) Wallace; married, May 21, 1943, to Lurleen Burns; married, June 4, 1971, to Cornelia Ellis Snively (divorced 1978; niece of James Elisha Folsom; first cousin of James Elisha Folsom, Jr.); married 1981 to Lisa Taylor (divorced 1987); father of George C. Wallace, Jr.. See Wallace-Folsom family of Alabama.
  Cross-reference: Seybourn H. Lynne
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books about George C. Wallace: Stephan Lesher, George Wallace : American Populist — Dan T. Carter, The Politics of Rage : George Wallace, the Origins of the New Conservatism, and the Transformation of American Politics — Lloyd Rohler, George Wallace : Conservative Populist

 

 


 
   
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