George William Andrews | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromAlabama | |
| In office March 14, 1944 – December 25, 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Henry B. Steagall |
| Succeeded by | Elizabeth B. Andrews |
| Constituency | 3rd district (1944-1963) At-large (1963–1965) 3rd district (1965-1971) |
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| Born | (1906-12-12)December 12, 1906 Clayton, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | December 25, 1971(1971-12-25) (aged 65) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa |
| Occupation | lawyer, politician, judge |
George William Andrews (December 12, 1906 – December 25, 1971) was an American politician and aU.S. representative fromAlabama, and the husband ofElizabeth B. Andrews.
Andrews is known for objecting to the Supreme Court decisions banning school segregation and school prayer by saying, "They put the Negroes in the schools and now they've driven God out."[1][2]
Andrews was born inClayton, Alabama, son of George William and Addie Bell (King) Andrews. He attended the public schools, and graduated from theUniversity of Alabama at Tuscaloosa in 1928. He wasadmitted to the bar in 1928 and commenced practice inUnion Springs, Alabama. On November 25, 1936, he marriedLeslie Elizabeth Bullock.
He served as district attorney for the third judicial circuit of Alabama, from 1931 to 1943. During the Second World War, he served as a lieutenant (jg.) in the United States Naval Reserve from January 1943 until his election to Congress, at which time he was serving atPearl Harbor, Hawaii.[3]
Andrews was elected as aDemocrat to theSeventy-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofHenry B. Steagall. He was reelected to the fourteen succeeding Congresses and served from March 14, 1944, until his death from complications following heart surgery inBirmingham, Alabama on December 25, 1971.
Andrews was a signatory to the 1956Southern Manifesto[4] that opposed the desegregation of public schools ordered by the Supreme Court inBrown v. Board of Education. Andrews voted against theCivil Rights Acts of 1957,[5] theCivil Rights Acts of 1960,[6] theCivil Rights Acts of 1964,[7] and theCivil Rights Acts of 1968[8] as well as the24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution[9] and theVoting Rights Act of 1965.[10]
Andrews died inBirmingham, Alabama, on December 25, 1971, 13 days after turning 65. He isinterred at Oak Hill Cemetery, Union Springs, Alabama.[11] TheGeorge W. Andrews Lake andGeorge W. Andrews Federal Building are named for him.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromAlabama's 3rd congressional district 1944–1963 | Succeeded by District inactive |
| Preceded by District inactive | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromAlabama's at-large congressional district 1963–1965 | Succeeded by District inactive |
| Preceded by District inactive | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromAlabama's 3rd congressional district 1965–1971 | Succeeded by |
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