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Oct 08, 1884 Barbour County, Alabama, United States Died on 06 Nov 1968 (aged 84)
American politician
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About Chauncey Sparks
- George Chauncey Sparks (October 8, 1884 – November 6, 1968), known as Chauncey Sparks, was an attorney and Democratic American politician who served as the 41st Governor of Alabama from 1943 to 1947.
- He made improvements to state education of whites and expanded the state schools and centers for agriculture.
- He campaigned for passage of the Boswell Amendment to the state constitution, which was designed to keep blacks disfranchised following the US Supreme Court ruling Smith v.
- Allwright (1944) against use of white primaries by the Democratic Party in the states. Under the state constitution, Alabama governors at the time could not serve consecutive terms so Sparks left office without seeking reelection.
- In 1950, Sparks ran unsuccessfully for reelection as governor.
- He was the only lifelong bachelor to serve as Alabama governor in the 20th century.
