Frank Wallace (politician)
Frank Wallace | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia | |
| In office 7 May 1897 – 24 April 1901 | |
| Preceded by | None (new seat) |
| Succeeded by | None (abolished) |
| Constituency | Yalgoo |
| In office 24 April 1901 – 24 June 1904 | |
| Preceded by | None (new seat) |
| Succeeded by | Frank Troy |
| Constituency | Mount Magnet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 December 1861 near Dalby, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 1 July 1925 (aged 63) Dalkeith, Western Australia, Australia |
Francis Patrick Wallace (20 December 1861 – 1 July 1925) was an Australian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1897 to 1904.
Wallace was born at Campbells Camp, a locality near
Retiring as chairman of the roads board, Wallace was elected to parliament at the
At the 1901 general election, Wallace's seat was abolished, and he successfully transferred to the new seat of Mount Magnet.[2] He did not recontest Mount Magnet at the 1904 election, but later in that year unsuccessfully stood for the Legislative Council, losing to William Patrick in Central Province.[1] In 1906, Wallace left Yalgoo and went to farm in Wagin (in the Great Southern). He later lived in Geraldton, and eventually retired to Perth, dying there in July 1925 (aged 63). He was unmarried.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Francis Patrick Wallace – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ ISBN 0730984095.
- ^ "Local and General", The Norseman Times, 30 December 1899.
- ^ "News in Brief.", The Northam Advertiser, 17 January 1900.