Background
He was the son of Edward deGraffenried, former United States. congressman from Alabama.
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William DeGraffenried
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Education
University of Alabama.
Career
A Tuscaloosan, DeGraffenried ran for Governor of Alabama on two occasions (1962 and 1966). On his first attempt, he was defeated in the Democratic primary runoff by George Wallace, who was later elected Governor. In 1966, DeGraffenried ran again as a moderate, supporting racial integration.
He sought to succeed the Dixiecrat-style Wallace, who was prohibited by the constitution from running for a second term.
One day after qualifying for the gubernatorial race, DeGraffenried died in a plane crash while campaigning in northeast Alabama near Fort Payne. He served as State Senator, Senate president pro tempore and Lieutenant Governor of Alabama under Jim Folsom, Junior.
(1993–1995).
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Political Party
Democratic party