George Wallace
45th Governor of Alabama (1919–1998)
George Corley Wallace Jr. · 乔治·华莱士 · ジョージ・ウォレス · 조지 월리스
- Born
- 25 August 1919, Clio
- Died
- 13 September 1998, Montgomery
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- boxing
- Occupation
- politician, lawyer, boxer, judge, military officer
George Corley Wallace Jr. (August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998) was an American politician and lawyer 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 unsuccessfully sought the presidential nomination as a Democrat three times, and once with the American Independent Party, in which he carried five states in the 1968 presidential 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."
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Stand in the Schoolhouse Door |
Awards and honours
- Member of the Alabama Academy of Honor 1969
External links
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.