Richard Alfred Wallace was a Canadian teacher, cook, farmer and politician on the municipal and territorial level.

Wallace ran in his first election in the 1898 Northwest Territories general election

Northwest Territories general election, 1898

The Northwest Territories general election of 1898 took place on 4 November 1898. This was the fourth general election in the history of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories....

. He defeated four other candidates in a closely contested election winning just over 38% of the vote to capture the High River

High River (N.W.T. electoral district)

High River was a single member territorial electoral district in Northwest Territories Canada that elected members to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1894 until 1905.-Electoral history:...

 electoral district. He was re-elected with nearly 70% of the vote in the 1902 Northwest Territories general election

Northwest Territories general election, 1902

The Northwest Territories general election of 1902, occurred on 21 May 1902 and was the fifth general election in the history of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories. This was the last election held until 1951,...

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