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Theophilus Eugene Connor (1897-1973) —
also known as Bull Connor —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Selma, Dallas
County, Ala., July 11,
1897.
Democrat. Sports reporter on Birmingham radio;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1935-37; Birmingham Commissioner
of Public
Safety, 1936-52, 1956-63; candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1940, 1954; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Alabama, 1948,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968;
arrested
on December 26, 1951, on being found having a tryst
in a hotel room with his secretary, Christina Brown; convicted
of adultery,
fined
and sentenced
to jail,
but the conviction was overturned in 1952; member of Democratic
National Committee from Alabama, 1960-63; an ardent white
supremacist; his use of police dogs and fire hoses against civil
rights demonstrators in 1962-63 provoked national outrage;
candidate for mayor
of Birmingham, Ala., 1963.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., March
10, 1973 (age 75 years, 242
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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Earl Dewitt Hutto (b. 1926) —
also known as Earl Hutto —
of Panama City, Bay
County, Fla.
Born in Midland City, Dale
County, Ala., May 12,
1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; sports
director and president of radio
stations; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1973-78; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1979-95.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Forrest Hood James Jr. (b. 1934) —
also known as Fob James —
of Magnolia Springs, Baldwin
County, Ala.
Born in Lanett, Chambers
County, Ala., September
15, 1934.
Civil
engineer; Governor of
Alabama, 1979-83, 1995-99.
Played pro football for the Montreal Alouettes in 1956.
Still living as of 2014.
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Wilmer David Mizell (1930-1999) —
also known as Wilmer D. Mizell; "Vinegar
Bend" —
of Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C.
Born in Vinegar Bend, Washington
County, Ala., August
13, 1930.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1969-75;
defeated, 1974.
Christian
and Missionary Alliance.
Professional baseball player; pitcher for St. Louis Cardinals,
Pittsburgh Pirates, and New York Mets.
Died in Kerrville, Kerr
County, Tex., February
21, 1999 (age 68 years, 192
days).
Interment at Faith
Missionary Alliance Church Cemetery, Winston-Salem, N.C.
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George G. Seibels Jr. (1913-2000) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif., July 16,
1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor
of Birmingham, Ala., 1967-75; defeated, 1975; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1972;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1979-91; defeated, 1962;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama.
Episcopalian.
Member, Jaycees.
Played one season of professional football with Richmond in
the South Atlantic Professional League.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., March
28, 2000 (age 86 years, 256
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
Antebellum Home, Birmingham, Ala.
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George Corley Wallace Jr. (1919-1998) —
also known as George C. Wallace —
of Clayton, Barbour
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Clio, Barbour
County, Ala., August
25, 1919.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1947-53; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1948
(alternate), 1956;
circuit judge in Alabama, 1953-58; Governor of
Alabama, 1963-67, 1971-72, 1972-79, 1983-87; defeated in
Democratic primary, 1958; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1964,
1972,
1976;
American Independent candidate for President
of the United States, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Moose;
Elks; Woodmen;
Civitan;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans.
Worked as a professional boxer in the late 1930s. While
campaigning in Maryland on May 15, 1972, was shot
by Arthur Bremer; the injury paralyzed
both legs. Along with Ohio's James
A. Rhodes, he was the longest serving state governor in U.S.
history.
Died in Jackson Hospital,
Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., September
13, 1998 (age 79 years, 19
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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Relatives: Son
of George C. Wallace and Mozell (Smith) Wallace; married, June 4,
1971, to Cornelia Ellis Snively (niece of James
Elisha Folsom; first cousin of James
Elisha Folsom Jr.); married 1981 to Lisa
Taylor; married, May 21,
1943, to Lurleen
Brigham Burns; father of George
C. Wallace Jr.. |
| | | Political family: Wallace-Folsom
family of Montgomery, Alabama. |
| | | Cross-reference: Seybourn
H. Lynne |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books about George C. Wallace: Stephan
Lesher, George
Wallace : An American Populist — Dan T. Carter, The
Politics of Rage : George Wallace, the Origins of the New
Conservatism, and the Transformation of American
Politics — Lloyd Rohler, George
Wallace : Conservative Populist — Jeff Frederick, Stand
Up for Alabama: Governor George C. Wallace |
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Marvin Leon Warner (1919-2002) —
also known as Marvin L. Warner —
of Ohio.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., 1919.
Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland, 1977-79.
One of 13 part-owners of the New York Yankees baseball team in
1973-75, and was also part owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and
Birmingham Stallions football teams. Horses he owned or bred
competed in the Kentucky Derby. His first wife later married Albert
Sabin, inventor of the oral polio vaccine. Head of the
Cincinnati-based Home State Savings Bank when it collapsed in 1985,
touching off a run on other Ohio banks. Convicted
on fraud
charges in 1987 and served 28 months in prison.
Also charged
in federal court, but acquitted.
On a visit to witness a launch of the space shuttle Atlantis,
suffered a heart
attack and died, at Cape Canaveral, Brevard
County, Fla., April 8,
2002 (age about 82
years).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Miami, Fla.
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