Sir Robert Wallace KC (1850 – 19 March 1939)[1] was an Irish-born barrister and Liberal Party politician.
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He was born in County Antrim, the 3rd son of Rev. Robert Wallace of Dublin, and was educated at Queen's University, Belfast.
He was admitted to the Middle Temple on 8 November 1871 and was Called to the Bar on 6 June 1874.[2] He contested Wandsworth in 1885, Edinburgh West in 1886, and Renfrewshire West in 1892 before being elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Perth at the 1895 general election.[3] He held the seat until 1907, when he resigned his seat to become Chairman of the County of London sessions, a post which he held until 1931.[3]
He was knighted in 1916.[4]
References
Sources
- Who Was Who
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Robert Wallace
- Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. p. – via Wikisource. . . Dublin: