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George Wallace Early Life and Career Highlights
George Corley Wallace born May 25 1919 in Clio Alabama rose from farm roots to politics and law. He won Southern Golden Gloves bantamweight titles in 1936 1937 and pursued law while working through university. He served as B 29 flight engineer in World War II married Lurleen Burns in May 1943 and returned to Alabama public life rising from assistant attorney general to state representative and judge before running for governor.
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Clio
Alabama
George Corley Wallace
Alabama State Senate
University of Alabama
Wallace
U.S. Air Corps
Pacific
Lurleen Burns
House of Representatives
Jim Folsom