Jonathan Hasson Wallace (October 31, 1824 - October 28, 1892) was a United States Congress

United States Congress

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man from Ohio

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Wallace was born in St. Clair Township

St. Clair Township, Columbiana County, Ohio

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, Columbiana County

Columbiana County, Ohio

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, Ohio

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

. He graduated from Washington College (now Washington and Jefferson College), Washington, Pennsylvania

Washington, Pennsylvania

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 in 1844. He studied law in the office of Benjamin Stanton

Benjamin Stanton

Benjamin Stanton was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Mount Pleasant, Ohio, Stanton pursued academic studies, and thereafter learned the tailor's trade. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1834 and commenced practice in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He served as member of the Ohio Senate in...

, and eventually became the prosecuting attorney of Columbiana County in 1851 and 1853.

He successfully contested as a Democrat

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 the election of William McKinley

William McKinley

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, to the Forty-eighth United States Congress and served from May 27, 1884, to March 3, 1885. He ran again in 1884 and lost.

He was appointed judge of the court of common pleas by Ohio Governor George Hoadly

George Hoadly

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 on March 5, 1885, to fill a vacancy and served one year; continued the practice of law until his death in Lisbon, Ohio

Lisbon, Ohio

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. He was interred in Lisbon Cemetery.

Wallace married Elizabeth L. McCook of Columbiana County in August, 1848, and had four children.