George Wallace, Jr.

George Corley Wallace, III (generally known as George Wallace, Jr.) (born October 17, 1951) is an American politician from Alabama. Wallace was born in Eufaula, Alabama, the only son of George Corley Wallace, Jr., and Lurleen Burns Wallace, each of whom were Democratic governors of Alabama. His sisters are Bobbi Jo Parsons, Peggy Sue Kennedy, and Janie Lee Dye. His father was a noted segregationist who ran for President four different times. His mother succeeded her husband's first term as Governor and served as a surrogate for him until her death from cancer in 1968. Wallace lived in the Alabama Governor's Mansion in Montgomery during his parents' terms as Governor from 1963 to 1968, after which he lived with relatives. In the seventh...