Albert J. Lingo (January 22, 1910 – August 19, 1969), also known as Al Lingo, was a career Alabama Highway Patrolman who served as Director of the Alabama Department of Public Safety from 1963 to 1965, including the turbulent early 1960s years marked by marches and demonstrations that characterized the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. South. Lingo's service under Alabama governor George Wallace with regard to the Selma to Montgomery marches has been characterized in a negative light. He resigned as director effective October 1, 1965, and later ran for election to be sheriff of Jefferson County, Alabama. Lingo died at age 59 on August 17, 1969.
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Date of birth | 22 January 1910
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Place of birth | Clayton, Alabama
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Date of death | 17 August 1969
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Age | 59 (age at death)
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Place of death | Birmingham, Alabama
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