Walter C. Givhan
Walter C. Givhan | |
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Member of the Alabama Senate | |
In office November 3, 1954 – February 18, 1976 | |
Succeeded by | Earl Goodwin |
Constituency | 30th (1954–1966) 14th (1966–1974) 29th (1974–1976) |
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives from Dallas County | |
In office November 4, 1942 – November 3, 1954 | |
Preceded by | James A. Hare Jr. |
Succeeded by | Val Hain |
In office November 5, 1930 – November 7, 1934 | |
Preceded by | Clifton Kirkpatrick |
Succeeded by | Reuben F. Hamner |
Personal details | |
Born | Walter Coats Givhan May 7, 1902 Perry, Alabama, U.S. |
Died | February 18, 1976 Safford, Alabama, U.S. | (aged 73)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Audrey Cheatham (m. 1932)Geneva Yelverton (m. 1960) |
Education | North Georgia College (BS) |
Walter Coats Givhan (May 7, 1902 – February 18, 1976) was an American politician. An unrepentant white supremacist, he served in both houses of the Alabama Legislature, where he was a strong proponent of racial segregation.[1] He was a Democrat and a Methodist.[2]
He was a member of the state sponsored Alabama State Sovereignty Commission, a state government organization created to fight the federal government mandated integration in schools after Brown v. Board of Education (1954).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "On the Road to Selma, a Jim Crow Relic". The Crime Report. February 2, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
- ^ Alabama Official and Statistical Register. Alabama Department of Archives and History. State of Alabama, Department of Archives and History. 1967. p. 301.
Senator Givhan is a Democrat and a Methodist.
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "7 people named to Alabama Sovereignty Commission". The Birmingham News. December 21, 1963. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Walter C. Givhan at Find a Grave, has images