Bill Baxley

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Bill Baxley
24th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama
In office
January 17, 1983 – January 19, 1987
GovernorGeorge Wallace
Preceded byGeorge McMillan
Succeeded byJim Folsom, Jr.
41st Attorney General of Alabama
In office
January 18, 1971 – January 15, 1979
GovernorGeorge Wallace
Preceded byMacDonald Gallion
Succeeded byCharles Graddick
District Attorney Houston County
In office
1969–1971
Personal details
Born
William Joseph Baxley II

(1941-06-27) June 27, 1941 (age 82)
Dothan, Alabama, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)(1) Lucy Baxley
(2) Marie Prat Baxley
Children5
ResidenceBirmingham, Alabama
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Alabama Army National Guard
Years of service1962–2001
RankColonel

William Joseph Baxley II (born June 27, 1941), is an American Democratic politician and attorney. From 1983 until 1987, he was the Lieutenant Governor of Alabama.

Baxley reopened the cold case of the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing. In a letter, the Ku Klux Klan threatened him, comparing him to John F. Kennedy, and called him an "honorary nigger." Baxley responded, on official state letterhead: "My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is—kiss my ass."[1]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Kiss my ass". Letters of Note. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-26. (image of Baxley's actual letter)