Albert Burton Boutwell was the 19th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama.
10 Facts About Albert Boutwell
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Albert Boutwell graduated from Greenville High School, and then attended the University of Alabama, receiving a Bachelor of Law degree in 1928.
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Albert Boutwell was active in the Birmingham Junior Chamber of Commerce.
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Albert Boutwell was active in his Methodist Church, as well as the Elk, and Mason fraternal organizations.
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Albert Boutwell twice served as chair of his state party's finance committee.
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Albert Boutwell first won election in 1946, as Birmingham voters elected him to the Alabama Senate.
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Albert Boutwell won statewide office, as lieutenant governor, in 1958.
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Albert Boutwell's election was seen as a rejection of vehement segregationist Eugene "Bull" Connor.
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Later that year, Albert Boutwell declared that school integration was not in children's interest.
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Albert Boutwell was in office for the forced integration of Birmingham schools by the National Guard and the bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church, which killed four young girls.