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  2. Oct 25, 2024 · George Wallace (born August 25, 1919, Clio, Alabama, U.S.—died September 13, 1998, Montgomery, Alabama) was an American Democratic politician who was a four-time governor of Alabama (1963–67, 1971–79, and 1983–87) and who led the South’s fight against federally ordered racial integration in the 1960s. A farmer’s son, Wallace worked ...

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  3. George Wallace. George Corley Wallace Jr. (August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998) was the 45th governor of Alabama, serving from 1963 to 1967, again from 1971 to 1979, and finally from 1983 to 1987. He is remembered for his staunch segregationist and populist views. [2][3][4] During Wallace's tenure as governor of Alabama, he promoted ...

  4. May 12, 2022 · Born in Clio, Alabama, in 1919, Wallace grew up poor in rural Barbour County. He was attracted to politics from a young age, serving as a page in the Alabama Senate during his high school...

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  5. Apr 2, 2014 · Background and Early Life. George Corley Wallace Jr. was born on August 25, 1919, in Clio, Alabama. His father, George Corley Sr., was a farmer. His mother, Mozelle Smith Wallace, had...

  6. Apr 23, 2000 · Born in 1919 in rural south Alabama, George Wallace was raised in tiny Barbour County, birthplace of five other Alabama governors. He caught the political bug early, becoming a Senate page at...

  7. George Corley Wallace (August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998) was an American politician. He served as Governor of Alabama from 1963 to 1967. He ran for President of the United States three times (1964, 1968, 1976). Wallace was born in Clio, Alabama.

  8. Sep 13, 2019 · August 25: George Corley Wallace is born in Clio, Barbour County, Alabama, to George C. and Mozelle Wallace. A rural southeastern county famous for producing politicians, Barbour County...