William C. Wallace
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William Copeland Wallace (May 21, 1856 - September 4, 1901) was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Wallace graduated from Adelphi Academy, Brooklyn, New York, in 1873, from Wesleyan University
, Middletown, Connecticut
, in 1876, and from the law department of Columbia College (now Columbia University
), New York City, in 1878.
He commenced the practice of law in New York City.
He served as assistant United States Attorney
for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
1880-1883.
He was appointed judge advocate general on the staff of Governor Morton in 1894.
Wallace was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-first
Congress (March 4, 1889-March 3, 1891).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second
Congress.
He resumed the practice of his profession in Brooklyn, New York.
He also engaged extensively in banking.
He died at his summer home in Warwick, New York
, September 4, 1901.
He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.
United States House of Representatives
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from New York
New York
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.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Wallace graduated from Adelphi Academy, Brooklyn, New York, in 1873, from Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...
, Middletown, Connecticut
Middletown, Connecticut
Middletown is a city located in Middlesex County, Connecticut, along the Connecticut River, in the central part of the state, 16 miles south of Hartford. In 1650, it was incorporated as a town under its original Indian name, Mattabeseck. It received its present name in 1653. In 1784, the central...
, in 1876, and from the law department of Columbia College (now Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
), New York City, in 1878.
He commenced the practice of law in New York City.
He served as assistant United States Attorney
United States Attorney
United States Attorneys represent the United States federal government in United States district court and United States court of appeals. There are 93 U.S. Attorneys stationed throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands...
for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
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1880-1883.
He was appointed judge advocate general on the staff of Governor Morton in 1894.
Wallace was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Fifty-first
51st United States Congress
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Congress (March 4, 1889-March 3, 1891).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second
52nd United States Congress
The Fifty-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C...
Congress.
He resumed the practice of his profession in Brooklyn, New York.
He also engaged extensively in banking.
He died at his summer home in Warwick, New York
Warwick, New York
Warwick is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 30,764 at the 2000 census. The 2007 census population estimate is 32,669.The Town of Warwick is located in the southwest part of the county...
, September 4, 1901.
He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.