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Lurleen Burns Wallace was an American politician who served as the 46th governor of Alabama for 16 months from January 16, 1967, until her death on May 7, 1968. She was the wife of Alabama governor Ge
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The 1966 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1966, and resulted in the election of Lurleen Wallace as the governor over U.S. Representative James D. Martin. Incumbent Democrat Geo
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…governor. Facing a constitutional restriction that prevented him from serving consecutive terms, George Wallace orchestrated his wife’s candidacy in the 1966 gubernatorial election, openly admitting that she would serve as a figurehead while he retained control over administrative policies and decisions. Wallace was Alabama's first…
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