Cornelia Wallace
Cornelia Wallace | |
|---|---|
| First Lady of Alabama | |
| In role January 18, 1971 – January 4, 1978 | |
| Governor | George Wallace |
| Preceded by | Martha Farmer Brewer |
| Succeeded by | Bobbie Mooney James |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cornelia Ellis January 28, 1939 Elba, Alabama, U.S |
| Died | January 8, 2009 (aged 69) Sebring, Florida, U.S |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Huntingdon College Rollins College |
Cornelia Wallace (née Ellis, formerly Snively; January 28, 1939 – January 8, 2009) was the First Lady of Alabama from 1971–1978 and the second wife of Democratic Governor George C. Wallace.
Wallace attracted national attention on May 15, 1972, when, at the age of 33 she threw herself over her husband when he was shot four times by Arthur Bremer during an assassination attempt at a shopping center in Laurel, Maryland. At the time, Wallace was seeking support in his bid for his party's presidential nomination.