Captain of Co C.,40th Indiana Infantry.
He was a Tippecanoe County attorney, Judge and a published author.
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Wilson DeWitt Wallace was born November 19, 1838, a son of James Wallace, who came from County Tyrone, Ireland. Judge Wallace was born and reared in Lafayette. He attended the Waveland Academy in Montgomery County. In 1858 he entered sophomore in Jefferson College, Pennsylvania, and gradated in 1861.
He served in the Civil War until 1863, when he was incapacitated by a wound. He became a Second Lieutenant in December 1861, and was made Captain in June 1862. After his return from the Army, Captain Wallace studied law in the office of John A. Stein, and was admitted to the Tippecanoe County Bar in 1864.
In 1894, he was elected Judge of the Superior Court, which position he held until his death, January 28, 1901. While engaged in the practice of law, Judge Wallace found time to devote to literary pursuits. He wrote a great deal in prose and verse. In 1886, he published a novel entitled "Loves Latter", which ran through four editions. In this novel Lafayette people were able to trace local events and characters which distinctly increased its interest for the people of this community. In 1890, he published a book of verse entitled "Idle Hours".
Captain was always identified with the literary life of Lafayette and was one of the charter members of the Parlor Club, the oldest literary club of the city.
Past and Present of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, Volume 1 edited by Richard Patten DeHart, page 408.
He was a Tippecanoe County attorney, Judge and a published author.
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Wilson DeWitt Wallace was born November 19, 1838, a son of James Wallace, who came from County Tyrone, Ireland. Judge Wallace was born and reared in Lafayette. He attended the Waveland Academy in Montgomery County. In 1858 he entered sophomore in Jefferson College, Pennsylvania, and gradated in 1861.
He served in the Civil War until 1863, when he was incapacitated by a wound. He became a Second Lieutenant in December 1861, and was made Captain in June 1862. After his return from the Army, Captain Wallace studied law in the office of John A. Stein, and was admitted to the Tippecanoe County Bar in 1864.
In 1894, he was elected Judge of the Superior Court, which position he held until his death, January 28, 1901. While engaged in the practice of law, Judge Wallace found time to devote to literary pursuits. He wrote a great deal in prose and verse. In 1886, he published a novel entitled "Loves Latter", which ran through four editions. In this novel Lafayette people were able to trace local events and characters which distinctly increased its interest for the people of this community. In 1890, he published a book of verse entitled "Idle Hours".
Captain was always identified with the literary life of Lafayette and was one of the charter members of the Parlor Club, the oldest literary club of the city.
Past and Present of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, Volume 1 edited by Richard Patten DeHart, page 408.
Captain of Co C.,40th Indiana Infantry.
He was a Tippecanoe County attorney, Judge and a published author.
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Wilson DeWitt Wallace was born November 19, 1838, a son of James Wallace, who came from County Tyrone, Ireland. Judge Wallace was born and reared in Lafayette. He attended the Waveland Academy in Montgomery County. In 1858 he entered sophomore in Jefferson College, Pennsylvania, and gradated in 1861.
He served in the Civil War until 1863, when he was incapacitated by a wound. He became a Second Lieutenant in December 1861, and was made Captain in June 1862. After his return from the Army, Captain Wallace studied law in the office of John A. Stein, and was admitted to the Tippecanoe County Bar in 1864.
In 1894, he was elected Judge of the Superior Court, which position he held until his death, January 28, 1901. While engaged in the practice of law, Judge Wallace found time to devote to literary pursuits. He wrote a great deal in prose and verse. In 1886, he published a novel entitled "Loves Latter", which ran through four editions. In this novel Lafayette people were able to trace local events and characters which distinctly increased its interest for the people of this community. In 1890, he published a book of verse entitled "Idle Hours".
Captain was always identified with the literary life of Lafayette and was one of the charter members of the Parlor Club, the oldest literary club of the city.
Past and Present of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, Volume 1 edited by Richard Patten DeHart, page 408.
He was a Tippecanoe County attorney, Judge and a published author.
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Wilson DeWitt Wallace was born November 19, 1838, a son of James Wallace, who came from County Tyrone, Ireland. Judge Wallace was born and reared in Lafayette. He attended the Waveland Academy in Montgomery County. In 1858 he entered sophomore in Jefferson College, Pennsylvania, and gradated in 1861.
He served in the Civil War until 1863, when he was incapacitated by a wound. He became a Second Lieutenant in December 1861, and was made Captain in June 1862. After his return from the Army, Captain Wallace studied law in the office of John A. Stein, and was admitted to the Tippecanoe County Bar in 1864.
In 1894, he was elected Judge of the Superior Court, which position he held until his death, January 28, 1901. While engaged in the practice of law, Judge Wallace found time to devote to literary pursuits. He wrote a great deal in prose and verse. In 1886, he published a novel entitled "Loves Latter", which ran through four editions. In this novel Lafayette people were able to trace local events and characters which distinctly increased its interest for the people of this community. In 1890, he published a book of verse entitled "Idle Hours".
Captain was always identified with the literary life of Lafayette and was one of the charter members of the Parlor Club, the oldest literary club of the city.
Past and Present of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, Volume 1 edited by Richard Patten DeHart, page 408.
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