George Wallace

(1919-1998)

45th Governor of Alabama

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George Corley Wallace Jr. (August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998) was an American politician 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 is remembered for his staunch segregationist and populist views, although in the late 1970s he moderated his views on race, renouncing his support for segregation. During Wallace's tenure as governor of Alabama, he promoted "industrial development, low taxes, and trade schools." 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 election. Wallace opposed desegregation and supported the policies of "Jim Crow" during the Civil Rights Movement, declaring in his 1963 inaugural address that he stood for "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever."

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Born	George Corley Wallace Jr. 25 August 1919 Clio, Alabama USA
Died	13 September 1998 (aged 79) Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Zodiac	Virgo
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Lurleen Burns 1926-1968 · American spouse · m. 1943 info edit

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Cornelia Wallace 1939-2009 · First Lady of Alabama · m. 1971; div. 1978 info edit

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Lisa Taylor Wallace - · · m. 1981; div. 1987 info edit

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