Rodney Wallace (politician) explained

Rodney Wallace
State:Massachusetts
District:11th
Term Start:March 4, 1889
Term End:March 3, 1891
Preceded:William Whiting II
Succeeded:Frederick S. Coolidge
Office2:Town of Fitchburg Board of Selectmen
Term Start2:1864
Term End2:1867
Office3:Massachusetts House of Representatives
Term Start3:1873
Term End3:1873
Office4:Massachusetts Governor's Councilor
for the 7th Council district
Term Start4:1880
Term End4:1882
Birth Place:New Ipswich, New Hampshire
Spouse:Sophia Ingalls (died June 20, 1871); Sophia F. Bailey
Children:Herbert I. Wallace, George I. Wallace
Residence:Prospect Street, Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Profession:Businessman; Paper maker
Signature:Rodney Wallace (politician) signature.png

Rodney Wallace (December 21, 1823  - February 27, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

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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