William Guy Hardwick (May 30, 1910 – January 15, 1993) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 18th lieutenant governor of Alabama from 1955 to 1959 as a member of the Democratic Party.[1]
Early life and education
Hardwick was born in Hartford, Connecticut on May 30, 1910 to William Robert Hardwick and Emma Corbitt. He was educated in Hartford public schools and graduated from Hartford High School in 1928. Hardwick subsequently graduated from the University of Alabama, where he also obtained a law degree in 1933.
Career
In 1933, Hardwick entered the private practice of law in Dothan, Alabama. He served as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives and as a law clerk with the Alabama Code Committee of 1940. Hardwick was re-elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 1942, though he resigned to enter the United States Air Force that same year, enlisting as a second lieutenant.[2] He was discharged as a major on December 25, 1945.
Hardwick served as a member of the Alabama Senate in 1946, representing the counties of Henry and Houston. In 1954, Hardwick was elected lieutenant governor of Alabama, serving from 1955 to 1959.
Personal life and death
Hardwick married Dorothy Creel in Dothan, Alabama on September 18, 1936.
Hardwick was affiliated with both Freemasonry and the Shriners.
Hardwick died at the age of 82 on January 15, 1993.
References
- ^ "William Hardwick". Alabama Department of Archives and History. August 20, 2009. Archived from the original on September 12, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2024 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Hardwick Resigns". The Tuscaloosa News. Montgomery, Alabama. September 22, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
