List of United States Political Families (W) - The Wallaces

The Wallaces

• David Wallace (1799–1859), Indiana State Representative 1829-1831, Lieutenant Governor of Indiana 1831-1837, Governor of Indiana 1837-1840, U.S. Representative from Indiana 1842-1844, delegate to the Indiana Constitutional Convention 1850, Court of Common Pleas Judge in Indiana 1856-1859. Brother of Benjamin Franklin Wallace and William H. Wallace.
• Benjamin Franklin Wallace (1804–1887), Indiana State Senator 1831-1833, Iowa Territory Councilman, Iowa State Representative. Brother of David Wallace and William H. Wallace.
• William H. Wallace (1811–1879), candidate for U.S. Senate from Iowa 1848, Governor of Washington Territory 1861, U.S. Congressional Delegate from Washington Territory 1861-1863, Governor of Idaho Territory 1863-1864, U.S. Congressional Delegate from Idaho Territory 1864-1865, Probate Court Judge in Washington Territory 1865-1879. Brother of David Wallace and Benjamin Franklin Wallace.
  • Lewis Wallace (1827–1905), Governor of New Mexico Territory 1878-1881, U.S. Minister to Ottoman Empire 1881-1885. Son of David Wallace.

NOTE: Lewis Wallace was also nephew of Indiana State Senator Charles H. Test.