About Thomas Wallace
Lived 1765 – 1847 (aged 81). Thomas Wallace was a British politician and barrister.
Thomas Wallace (13 April 1765 – 9 January 1847) was an Irish Whig Party politician who sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as a member of parliament (MP) for Yarmouth from 1827 to 1830, from 1831 to 1835 for Drogheda and then for County Carlow.
Wallace was a Dublin barrister. He stood unsuccessfully for Drogheda at the general elections in 1818, 1820, He held the Yarmouth seat until the 1830 general election, when he did not defend the seat.
At the 1832 general election he was elected as one of the two MPs for County Carlow, and held the seat until he retired from the Commons at the 1835 general election.
Wallace died at the age of 81.
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Who was Thomas Wallace?
Irish Liberal Party politician (1765-1847)
When was Thomas Wallace born?
Thomas Wallace was born on 13 April 1765.
When did Thomas Wallace die?
Thomas Wallace died on 9 January 1847.
What was Thomas Wallace's occupation?
Thomas Wallace was a politician and barrister.
What nationality was Thomas Wallace?
Thomas Wallace was British.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Thomas Wallace (Irish MP)
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