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Lurleen Wallace

1926 - 1968

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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. She was the first wife of Alabama governor George Wallace, whom she succeeded as governor because at the time the Alabama constitution forbade consecutive terms. She was the first female governor of Alabama. Wallace was Alabama's first female governor and was the only woman to hold the governorship until Kay Ivey succeeded to the office in April 2017. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lurleen Wallace is the 17,915th most popular politician (down from 17,438th in 2019), the 13,587th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,289th in 2019) and the 1,038th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Lurleen Wallace ranks 17,915 out of 19,576. Before her are Lubomír Zaorálek, Patsy Mink, Mustafa Şentop, Willy Telavi, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, and Robert F. Stockton. After her are Arun Shourie, Chris Hipkins, John Lindsay, Janusz Palikot, Marjo Matikainen-Kallström, and Gilles Simeoni.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Lurleen Wallace ranks 545. Before her are James Lipton, Audrey Patterson, Paul Meister, Sidney Drell, Dennis Wilshaw, and Chuck Arnold. After her are Pete Lovely, Narinder Singh Kapany, Art Bisch, Hazel Court, James Merrill, and Bud Yorkin. Among people deceased in 1968, Lurleen Wallace ranks 261. Before her are Virginia Valli, Horace Gould, Jean Gachet, Anthony Boucher, Dorothy Abbott, and Dennis O'Keefe. After her are Norman Thomas, Fred Clark, Gertrude Short, Eleonora Sears, Sally O'Neil, and Bea Benaderet.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lurleen Wallace ranks 13,591 out of 20,380. Before her are Bobby Hackett (1915), Bob Wills (1905), Robert F. Stockton (1795), Nora Bayes (1880), Marilyn Quayle (1949), and Sue Monk Kidd (1948). After her are Donte DiVincenzo (1997), Mark Webber (1980), Eddie Sachs (1927), John Carl Buechler (1952), Arthur Kopit (1937), and Robert Ashley (1930).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Lurleen Wallace ranks 1,038. Before her are William P. Fessenden (1806), William B. Saxbe (1916), Thomas Hart Benton (1782), Stuart Symington (1901), Patsy Mink (1927), and Robert F. Stockton (1795). After her are John Lindsay (1921), Alexander Ramsey (1815), Norman Thomas (1884), Ray LaHood (1945), Mike Johanns (1950), and Bob Graham (1936).

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