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About James Wallace
Wikipedia Biographical Summary
James Wallace (1729–1783) was an English barrister, Member of Parliament, Solicitor General and Attorney General.
Life
The son of Thomas Wallace, of Asholme, Northumberland, attorney-at-law, Wallace was called to the Bar in 1757. In 1770, he was elected as one of the Members of Parliament for Horsham in Sussex. In 1778, he was appointed Solicitor General for England and Wales and in 1780 Attorney General. He died in 1783 and was buried in Exeter Cathedral.
On 8 January 1767 Wallace married Elizabeth, only daughter and sole heiress of Thomas Simpson, Esquire, of Carleton Hall, Cumberland, and they had two children, Thomas Wallace, 1st Baron Wallace, and Elizabeth (1770-1792), who died unmarried.
SOURCE: Wikipedia contributors, 'James Wallace (politician)', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 16 June 2012, 12:36 UTC, <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_Wallace_(politician...> [accessed 11 July 2013]
Other References
- John Burke, Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, Volume 2, p. 1495
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James Wallace's Timeline
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March 12, 1729
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1729
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| 1768 |
1768
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Brampton, Cumberland, England (United Kingdom)
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1783
Age 54
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Exeter Cathedral, England (United Kingdom)
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