Thomas Wallace, 1st Baron Wallace

Biographical Summary

Wallace, Baron Wallace of Knaresdale, Thomas. ?-23/02/1844. Ref: 1566. Male.

• Titles and British Honours: Baron(1828), PC (1801).
• Place of Birth: Brampton, Cumberland.
• Place of Death: Featherstone Castle, Northumberland.
• Profession: Politician.
• Appointments Held: MP 1790-6 Grampound, 1796 Penrhyn, 1802 Hindon, 1807 Shaftsbury, 1812 Weymouth, 1813 Cockermouth, 1818,1820,1826 Weymouth; 1797-1800 Lord of Admiralty; 1818-23 Vice President, Board of Trade; 1823-7 Master of Mint; 1828-30 Commissioner for Indian Affairs.
• Schools and Tutors: Eton College, Buckinghamshire 1777-84.
• Undergraduate Studies: MA (Oxon. 1790).
• Postgraduate Studies: DCL (Oxon. 1793).
• Marital Status: Married (1814) Lady Jane Hope, Viscountess Melville d.1829.
• Family: No issue.
• Mother: Elizabeth Simpson.
• Father: James Wallace, Barrister, Attorney-General to George III.
• Other Family: brother-in-law of James Hope, 3rd. Earl of Hopetoun FRSE 1741-1816. Wallace's wife was the widow of Henry Dundas, 1st. Viscount Melville FRSE 1742-1811.
• References: DNB 59, 1899, 195-6; Shapin 474.
• Date of Election: 27/01/1793.
• Proposers: Henry Brougham, Andrew Dalzel, A Fraser Tytler (Lord Woodhouselee). (Literary Section Minute 17/12/1792 NLS Acc10,000/3).
• Notes: Born 1768.
• Fellow Type: OF.

SOURCE: Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Biographical index of former fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783-2002: Biographical Index. II. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. page 964

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