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Lurleen Burns Wallace (born Lurleen Brigham Burns; September 19, 1926 – May 7, 1968) 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.
Mar 15, 2024 · She became a candidate in her own right, taking note of important people, shaking hands with voters, and making promises. In an almost unprecedented demonstration of popularity, Lurleen Wallace won the Democratic primary without a runoff.
Jan 16, 2021 · Lurleen Wallace, the first female governor elected in the deep South, was sworn in on Jan. 16, 1967. She did not hold the traditional inaugural ball out of respect for those serving in Vietnam...
May 1, 2017 · Let’s take a moment to remember Alabama’s first female governor, Lurleen Wallace, and the odd and tragic story that surrounded her governorship.
May 7, 2009 · Alabama's Lurleen Wallace (D), who ran for governor and won in 1966 as a surrogate for her husband, George -- who was barred by state law from seeking re-election -- dies of cancer....
Apr 12, 2017 · Lurleen Burns Wallace (September 19, 1926 – May 7, 1968), born in Tuscaloosa, was the Governor of Alabama from 1967 until her death and first wife of Alabama Governor George Wallace. She was Alabama's first female governor and, to date, only elected female governor.
May 7, 2018 · MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - A ceremony was held Monday at Alabama's Capitol to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of the state's first female governor, Lurleen B. Wallace. Wallace died of...
Jan 19, 2016 · Lurleen Wallace, the first female governor elected in the deep South, was sworn in on Jan. 16, 1967. She did not hold the traditional inaugural ball out of respect for those serving...
Lurleen Burns Wallace was elected Alabama's first woman governor and the third woman governor in the nation in 1966. The next year she was named one of the Ten Most Admired Women of the World.
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Tuesday, May 7 -- Gov. Lurleen B. Wallace died early today of cancer. She was 41 years old. View Full Article in Timesmachine »
