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| − | |name=Lurleen Burns Wallace | + | |name=Lurleen Brigham Burns Wallace |
|image=Lurleen Wallace of AL.jpg | |image=Lurleen Wallace of AL.jpg | ||
|office=46th [[Governor]] of [[Alabama]] | |office=46th [[Governor]] of [[Alabama]] | ||
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|succeeded=Albert P. Brewer | |succeeded=Albert P. Brewer | ||
|office2=First Lady of Alabama | |office2=First Lady of Alabama | ||
| − | |governor2= | + | |governor2=George Wallace |
|term_start2=January 14, 1963 | |term_start2=January 14, 1963 | ||
|term_end2=January 16, 1967 | |term_end2=January 16, 1967 | ||
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|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]] | |party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]] | ||
|spouse=George Corley Wallace, Jr., (married 1943-1968, her death) | |spouse=George Corley Wallace, Jr., (married 1943-1968, her death) | ||
| − | |children=Four children, including George Wallace, III | + | |children=Four children, including George Wallace, III |
|alma_mater=Tuscaloosa Business College | |alma_mater=Tuscaloosa Business College | ||
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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]], 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. | '''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, | + | In 1966, Mrs. Wallace handily defeated [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] James Douglas Martin (1918-2017) in the gubernatorial [[general election]]. |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 15:37, September 8, 2021
| Lurleen Brigham 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, Mrs. 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