Robert Wallace (Perth MP)

Robert Wallace

Sir Robert Wallace KC (1850 – 19 March 1939)[1] was an Irish-born barrister and Liberal Party politician.

A 1907 photogravure of Wallace based on work by Reginald Grenville Eves.

He was born in County Antrim, the 3rd son of Rev. Robert Wallace of Dublin, and was educated at Queen's University, Belfast.

He worked as a barrister from 1874, and contested Wandsworth in 1885, Edinburgh West in 1886, Renfrewshire West in 1892 before being elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Perth at the 1895 general election.[2] 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.[2]

He was knighted in 1916.

References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)
  2. 1 2 Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 518. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
William Whitelaw
Member of Parliament for Perth
18951907
Succeeded by
Sir Robert Pullar
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