Daniel Wallace (Congressman)
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Daniel Wallace was a U.S. Representative
from South Carolina
.
Born near Laurens, South Carolina
, he moved to Union County in 1833. He was a major general of the State militia. He studied law and engaged in agricultural pursuits. After being admitted to the bar, the paracticed law in Union and Jonesville, Union County, South Carolina. He was elected to the State house of representatives in 1846 and served until 1847.
Wallace was elected as a Democrat
to the Thirtieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James A. Black
.
He was reelected to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses and served from June 12, 1848, to March 3, 1853.
After leaving Congress, he resumed his agricultural pursuits.
He died in Jonesville, South Carolina
, May 13, 1859.
He was interred in Old Presbyterian Cemetery, Union, South Carolina
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
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Born near Laurens, South Carolina
Laurens, South Carolina
Laurens is a city in Laurens County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 9,916 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Laurens County.-History:...
, he moved to Union County in 1833. He was a major general of the State militia. He studied law and engaged in agricultural pursuits. After being admitted to the bar, the paracticed law in Union and Jonesville, Union County, South Carolina. He was elected to the State house of representatives in 1846 and served until 1847.
Wallace was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Thirtieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James A. Black
James A. Black
James Augustus Black was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born on his father's plantation in Ninety Six District, near Abbeville, South Carolina, Black attended the common schools on his father's plantation....
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He was reelected to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses and served from June 12, 1848, to March 3, 1853.
After leaving Congress, he resumed his agricultural pursuits.
He died in Jonesville, South Carolina
Jonesville, South Carolina
Jonesville is a town in Union County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 911 at the 2010 United States Census.-Geography:Jonesville is located at ....
, May 13, 1859.
He was interred in Old Presbyterian Cemetery, Union, South Carolina
Union, South Carolina
Union is the county seat of Union County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 8,393 at the 2010 census.It is the principal city of the Union Micropolitan Statistical Area , an which includes all of Union County and which is further included in the greater...
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