He was born in Hillsborough, New Brunswick in 1812,[1] the son of James Wallace and Catherine Copp,[2] and grew up there. His grandparents had come to New Brunswick from Donegal in northern Ireland. Wallace was president of the Albert Agricultural Society and also a justice of the peace. Besides operating a large farm, he also owned a sawmill[3] and was a director of the Albert Southern Railway.[2] Wallace was originally a Liberal. After his election in 1882 was appealed, he was elected again in an 1883 by-election after running as a Liberal-Conservative.[1]
He was married three times: to Eleanor Russell in 1846, to Cynthia Foss in 1859 and to Charlotte Stackford in 1872.[2]
john, wallace, canadian, politician, 21th, century, conservative, senator, john, wallace, john, wallace, november, 1821, january, 1896, brunswick, farmer, political, figure, represented, albert, house, commons, canada, liberal, member, from, 1867, 1878, then, . For the 21th century Conservative Senator see John D Wallace John Wallace November 18 1821 January 1 1896 was a New Brunswick farmer and political figure He represented Albert in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1878 and then from 1883 to 1887 as a Liberal and then as a Liberal Conservative 1 John Wallace Source Library and Archives CanadaHe was born in Hillsborough New Brunswick in 1812 1 the son of James Wallace and Catherine Copp 2 and grew up there His grandparents had come to New Brunswick from Donegal in northern Ireland Wallace was president of the Albert Agricultural Society and also a justice of the peace Besides operating a large farm he also owned a sawmill 3 and was a director of the Albert Southern Railway 2 Wallace was originally a Liberal After his election in 1882 was appealed he was elected again in an 1883 by election after running as a Liberal Conservative 1 He was married three times to Eleanor Russell in 1846 to Cynthia Foss in 1859 and to Charlotte Stackford in 1872 2 Electoral record editvte1867 Canadian federal election AlbertParty Candidate Votes Liberal John Wallace 778 52 1 n aUnknown Henry J Stevens 714 47 9 n avte1872 Canadian federal election AlbertParty Candidate Votes Liberal John Wallace 847 53 1 1 0Unknown Calhoun 748 46 9 n aThis template does not cite any sources Please help improve this template by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources John Wallace Canadian politician news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message vte1874 Canadian federal election AlbertParty Candidate Votes Liberal John Wallace 810 51 6 1 5Liberal Calhoun 760 48 4 1 5vte1878 Canadian federal election AlbertParty Candidate Votes Liberal Alexander Rogers 684 37 2 n aLiberal John Wallace 596 32 4 19 2Unknown J W Domville 558 30 4 n avte1882 Canadian federal election AlbertParty Candidate Votes Liberal John Wallace 784 52 0 19 6Liberal Alexander Rogers 723 48 0 10 8Canadian federal by election 10 July 1883Party Candidate Votes On Mr Wallace being unseated on petition 2 May 1883Liberal Conservative John Wallace 934 53 4 1 4Liberal Alexander Rogers 815 46 6 1 4References edit a b c John Wallace Canadian politician Parliament of Canada biography a b c Johnson J K 1968 The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867 1967 Public Archives of Canada The Canadian biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self made men Quebec and the Maritime 1881 nbsp nbsp This article about a New Brunswick politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Wallace Canadian politician amp oldid 1189416165, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
