Robert_Wallace_(Canadian_politician)

Robert Wallace (Canadian politician)

Robert Wallace (Canadian politician)

Canadian politician

Robert Wallace (8 December 1820 – 1899) was a Canadian businessman and politician. Wallace served as a Member of Parliament, representing the Vancouver Island riding in British Columbia during the final months of the 1st Canadian Parliament from 15 December 1871 until 8 July 1872 as part of the Conservative party.[1]


Quick Facts Member of the Canadian Parliament for Vancouver Island, Preceded by ...

The son of Robert Wallace and Margaret Stewart, he was educated in Glasgow and later came to Canada. In 1843, he married Jean Cameron. Wallace was a commission merchant in Victoria, British Columbia. He was president of the convention of delegates to the "Confederation League" held in Yale, British Columbia in 1868 which had the aim of speeding up the entry of British Columbia into Confederation.[2] Wallace also served as a member of the city council for Victoria from 1863 to 1864.[1] He did not run for reelection to the House of Commons in 1872. In 1887, Wallace returned to Scotland.[2]

Research by employees of the Public Archives of Canada and the Library of Parliament found no record of his death.

Electoral history

Note: Winners of each election are in bold.

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References

  1. [1]
    Robert Wallace – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. [2]
    Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.


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