Rodney Wallace (December 21, 1823 – February 27, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Rodney Wallace | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 11th district | |
| In office March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 | |
| Preceded by | William Whiting II |
| Succeeded by | Frederick S. Coolidge |
| Town of Fitchburg Board of Selectmen | |
| In office 1864–1867 | |
| Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1873–1873 | |
| Massachusetts Governor's Councilor for the 7th Council district | |
| In office 1880–1882 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | New Ipswich, New Hampshire |
| Spouse(s) | Sophia Ingalls (died June 20, 1871); Sophia F. Bailey |
| Children | Herbert I. Wallace, George I. Wallace |
| Residence(s) | Prospect Street, Fitchburg, Massachusetts |
| Profession | Businessman; Paper maker |
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Born in New Ipswich, New Hampshire, Wallace attended the common schools. He engaged in the manufacture of paper. He was a member of the Board of Selectmen of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, in 1864, 1865, and 1867. He served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1873. He served as member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council from 1880 to 1882.
Wallace was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-first Congress (March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891). Wallace was not a candidate for renomination in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress. After serving in congress Wallace returned to the business of manufacturing paper. He died in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, on February 27, 1903. He was interred in Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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edit- United States Congress. "Rodney Wallace (id: W000083)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Images from: Emerson, William Andrew (1887), Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Past and Present, Fitchburg, MA: Press of Blanchard & Brown, p. 189
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress