George Wallace Jr.
George Wallace Jr. | |
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| Alabama Public Service Commission (Seat 2) | |
| In office 1999–2007 | |
| Preceded by | Charles B. Martin |
| Succeeded by | Susan Parker |
| 36th Alabama State Treasurer | |
| In office 1987–1995 | |
| Governor | H. Guy Hunt Jim Folsom Jr. |
| Preceded by | Annie Laurie Gunter |
| Succeeded by | Lucy Baxley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Corley Wallace Jr. October 17, 1951 Eufaula, Alabama, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (1998–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic (before 1998) |
| Spouse(s) | 1 previous marriage (divorced) Kelley Wallace (divorced)Angela Dawn Shoemaker
(m. 1990; div. 1991)Elizabeth Grimes Maynor
(m. 2000) |
| Children | 2 (1 deceased) |
| Parent(s) | George Wallace Lurleen Burns |
| Alma mater | Huntingdon College Auburn University |
| Occupation | College administrator |
George Corley Wallace III, generally known as George Wallace Jr., (born October 17, 1951) is an American politician from the
Personal life
Wallace was born in
Wallace lived in the
Wallace had two sons from his second marriage: George Corley Wallace IV and Robert Kelly Wallace. Wallace IV died on May 12, 2009, at the age of twenty-five, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.[2] Beforehand, he married for less than a year to an unknown woman. In June 1990, he married Angela Dawn Shoemaker, only to be divorced again in less than 11 months.[3] In 2000, Wallace Jr. married Elizabeth Grimes Maynor and now has two stepdaughters.
Professional and political career
From 1978 to 1987, Wallace worked at
In 1986, Wallace was elected Alabama State Treasurer, narrowly winning the
In 1994, while wrapping up his second term as state treasurer, Wallace ran for
In June 2005 he opened up the first day of the annual national convention of the Council of Conservative Citizens (CofCC), a white nationalist organization.[4] This was not Wallace's first interaction with the CofCC; he gave speeches to the CofCC once in 1998 and twice in 1999. He has also appeared as a guest on The Political Cesspool, a radio talk show that is affiliated with the Tennessee chapter of the CofCC.
Wallace instead sought in 2006 the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor and entered a runoff election with
References
- ^ Alabama Department of Archives and History-George C. Wallace Jr.
- ^ "Gov. George C. Wallace's grandson dies". NBC. May 14, 2009. Archived from the original on November 22, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ^ Hewitt, Bill (June 29, 1992). "Another Wallace in Alabama". People. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ "Council of Conservative Citizens". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
External links
- George Wallace Jr. for Treasurer Archived 2010-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
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