Hugh Campbell Wallace

Hugh Campbell Wallace (February 10, 1864 January 1, 1931) was an American businessman, political activist, and diplomat who is best known for his service as the United States Ambassador to France from 1919 to 1921. Wallace was born in Lexington, Missouri and served as receiver of public moneys in Salt Lake City in the late 1880s.[1] He later moved to Tacoma and served as a representative of the state of Washington on the Democratic National Committee in 1892 and 1896.[2]

References

  1. Stapleton, Craig Roberts (2010), Where Liberty Dwells, There Is My Country: The Story of Twentieth-Century American Ambassadors to France, Hamilton Books, pp. 50–51, ISBN 978-0-7618-5143-1
  2. "Former Ambassador is claimed by death". The Palm Beach Post. The Associated Press. January 2, 1931. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
William Graves Sharp
U.S. Ambassador to France
1919–1921
Succeeded by
Myron T. Herrick
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