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|office=46th [[Governor]] of [[Alabama]] | |office=46th [[Governor]] of [[Alabama]] | ||
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|term_start=January 16, 1967 | |term_start=January 16, 1967 | ||
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|succeeded2=George Wallace (as First Gentleman) | |succeeded2=George Wallace (as First Gentleman) | ||
|birth_date=September 19, 1926 | |birth_date=September 19, 1926 | ||
| − | |birth_place=[[Tuscaloosa, Alabama | + | |birth_place=[[Tuscaloosa, Alabama|Tuscaloosa]], Alabama |
|death_date=May 7, 1968 (aged 41) | |death_date=May 7, 1968 (aged 41) | ||
|death_place=[[Montgomery]], Alabama | |death_place=[[Montgomery]], Alabama | ||
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| − | '''Lurleen Burns Wallace''' September 19, 1926 – May 7, 1968) was the 46th Governor of [[Alabama]] succeeding her husband, [[George C. Wallace]] | + | '''Lurleen Burns Wallace''' September 19, 1926 – May 7, 1968) was the 46th Governor of [[Alabama]] succeeding her husband, [[George C. Wallace]], who was term-limited. The Alabama constitution forbade consecutive terms.<ref>AL Const. art. V, § 114</ref> She was Alabama's first female governor serving for fifteen months from January 1967 until her death from [[cancer]] in May 1968, while her husband was in the process of assembling his American Independent Party to challenge [[Richard M. Nixon]] and [[Hubert Humphrey]] in the presidential election. |
| − | In 1966, Lurleen Wallace defeated [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] | + | In 1966, Lurleen Wallace handily defeated [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] James Douglas Martin (1918-2017) in the gubernatorial [[general election]]. |
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[[Category:Alabama]] | [[Category:Alabama]] | ||
[[Category:Former Governors]] | [[Category:Former Governors]] | ||
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Revision as of 15:36, September 8, 2021
| Lurleen Burns Wallace | |
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| In office January 16, 1967 – May 7, 1968 | |
| Succeeded by | Albert P. Brewer |
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First Lady of Alabama
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| In office January 14, 1963 – January 16, 1967 | |
| Governor | George Wallace |
| Preceded by | Florentine Patterson |
| Succeeded by | George Wallace (as First Gentleman) |
| Born | September 19, 1926 Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Died | May 7, 1968 (aged 41) Montgomery, Alabama |
| Resting place | Greenwood Cemetery in Montgomery |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | George Corley Wallace, Jr., (married 1943-1968, her death) |
| Children | Four children, including George Wallace, III]] |
| Alma mater | Tuscaloosa Business College |
Lurleen Burns Wallace September 19, 1926 – May 7, 1968) was the 46th Governor of Alabama succeeding her husband, George C. Wallace, who was term-limited. The Alabama constitution forbade consecutive terms.[1] She was Alabama's first female governor serving for fifteen months from January 1967 until her death from cancer in May 1968, while her husband was in the process of assembling his American Independent Party to challenge Richard M. Nixon and Hubert Humphrey in the presidential election.
In 1966, Lurleen Wallace handily defeated Republican U.S. Representative James Douglas Martin (1918-2017) in the gubernatorial general election.
See also
Reference
- ↑ AL Const. art. V, § 114