Alexander S. Wallace
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Alexander Stuart Wallace (December 30, 1810 - June 27, 1893) was a U.S. Representative
from South Carolina
.
Born near York, South Carolina
, the son of an American immigrant, McCasland Wallace, born on the Atlantic Ocean in 1773, to a Scots-Irish family on their way to the port of Charleston, South Carolina, Wallace received a limited schooling.
He engaged in planting in his native county.
He served as member of the State house of representatives from 1852 to 1855 from 1858 to 1859 under the unionist banner and 1865-1866 as a Republican
.
He successfully contested as a Republican the election of William D. Simpson to the Forty-first Congress.
He was reelected to the Forty-second, Forty-third, and Forty-fourth Congresses and served from May 27, 1870, to March 3, 1877.
He served as chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Claims (Forty-second Congress).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1876 to the Forty-fifth Congress.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits until his death near York, South Carolina
, June 27, 1893.
He was interred in Rose Hill Cemetery, York, South Carolina
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
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Born near York, South Carolina
York, South Carolina
York is a small city in York County, South Carolina, United States. The city of York is also the county seat of York County. The population was approximately 6,985 at the 2000 census and the 2009 population estimate for the city...
, the son of an American immigrant, McCasland Wallace, born on the Atlantic Ocean in 1773, to a Scots-Irish family on their way to the port of Charleston, South Carolina, Wallace received a limited schooling.
He engaged in planting in his native county.
He served as member of the State house of representatives from 1852 to 1855 from 1858 to 1859 under the unionist banner and 1865-1866 as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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He successfully contested as a Republican the election of William D. Simpson to the Forty-first Congress.
He was reelected to the Forty-second, Forty-third, and Forty-fourth Congresses and served from May 27, 1870, to March 3, 1877.
He served as chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Claims (Forty-second Congress).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1876 to the Forty-fifth Congress.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits until his death near York, South Carolina
York, South Carolina
York is a small city in York County, South Carolina, United States. The city of York is also the county seat of York County. The population was approximately 6,985 at the 2000 census and the 2009 population estimate for the city...
, June 27, 1893.
He was interred in Rose Hill Cemetery, York, South Carolina
York, South Carolina
York is a small city in York County, South Carolina, United States. The city of York is also the county seat of York County. The population was approximately 6,985 at the 2000 census and the 2009 population estimate for the city...
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