Ilo Wallace

Ilo Wallace (née Browne; March 10, 1889 – February 22, 1981) was the wife of Henry A. Wallace, the 33rd vice president of the United States. She was the second lady of the United States from 1941 until 1945. She was the sponsor of the battleship .

Born in Indianola, Iowa, she was the daughter of James Lytle Browne and his wife, the former Harriet Lindsay.

She attended Simpson College before transferring to study voice at Drake University. They had three children: Henry Browne Wallace (1915–2005), Robert Browne Wallace (1918–2002), and Jean Browne Wallace (1920–2011). which developed and distributed hybrid corn and eventually transformed agriculture.

On February 22, 1981, aged 91, she died at the Wallace estate, Farvue Farm, in South Salem, New York. Her funeral was private at her family's request.