Richard Alfred Wallace
For other people named Richard Wallace, see Richard Wallace (disambiguation).
Richard Alfred Wallace (June 3, 1861 – March 12, 1935) was a Canadian teacher, cook, farmer and politician on the municipal and territorial level.
Wallace ran in his first election in the 1898 Northwest Territories general election. He defeated four other candidates in a closely contested election winning just over 38% of the vote to capture the High River electoral district. He was re-elected with nearly 70% of the vote in the 1902 Northwest Territories general election.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
- ↑ "Richard Alfred Wallace and Ellen Martin". The Lanark County Genealogical Society. Retrieved 2007-11-16.
| Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories | ||
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| Preceded by John Lineham |
MLA High River 1894-1898 |
Succeeded by District Abolished |
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