George William Andrews

Democrat Representative of Alabama's 3rd district

Congresses Served

House Terms

December 12, 1906 (65 years old)

Birthday

December 25, 1971

Death

Served as a U.S. Representative for Alabama from 1944 until his death in 1971.
Elected as a Democrat and re-elected to fourteen consecutive Congresses.
Held the position of district attorney for the third judicial circuit of Alabama from 1931 to 1943.
Served in the United States Naval Reserve during World War II, achieving the rank of lieutenant (jg).
Known for his opposition to the Supreme Court’s decision banning school prayer and for his stance against desegregation.
A signatory of the 1956 Southern Manifesto, which opposed the desegregation of public schools.
Voted against multiple Civil Rights Acts and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Died from complications following heart surgery at the age of 65.
Has a lake and a federal building named in his honor.