Robert Moore Wallace, Chief Justice of the Superior Court of New Hampshire for twelve years, from its creation in 1901 till November, 1913, when he resigned on account of continued ill health, died at his home in the town of Milford on the 5th of April, 1914.
Judge Wallace was a native of the town of Henniker, son of Jonas and Mary (Darling) Wallace, born May 2, 1847. His father, who was a merchant in Henniker, was of Scotch Irish descent, his ancestors having been among the early settlers of Londonderry, and was prominent in business and public life in his day. Robert M. fitted for college at the Academy in Henniker, entered Dartmouth at the age of sixteen and graduated with honor in the class of 1867, soon after commencing the study of law in the office of the late Col. Mason W. Tappan of Bradford, then an ex-Congressman, and later Attorney General of the state. He was admitted to the bar in 1870 and located in practice in Milford the following year, where he continued through life, being for some years associated in practice with the late Hon. Bainbridge Wadleigh. He was a representative from the town of Milford, as a Republican, in 1877 and 1888, and a delegate in the Constitutional Convention of 1889. He was also for ten years - from 1883 to 1893, Solicitor for Hillsborough County, being appointed in the latter year an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court by Gov. John B. Smith, which position he held, till the reorganization of the Judiciary in 1901, when he became Chief Justice of the Superior Court. He was also Judge Advocate General upon the staff of Governor Smith during the two years of his term. From 1906 to 1910, he was a member of the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College.
On the bench, as at the bar, and in every relation which he held to the public in general, and to his fellow men individually, Judge Wallace commanded respect and confidence by his unquestioned honesty, integrity and thorough devotion to the spirit of impartial justice.
Judge Wallace was a Mason, an Odd Fellow, and a devoted member of the Congressional Society of Milford, whose stately edifice was filled by the townspeople and many friends from abroad, including members of the bench and bar from all sections, on the occasion of the funeral service.
He married August 25, 1874, Ella M. Hutchinson, by whom he is survived with three children - two sons and a daughter - Edward D. of Kansas City, Mo.; Robert B. of Boston, and Miss Helen M., at home.
(From The Granite State Monthly Volume 46, p157-8)
Robert Moore Wallace was the great-great-grandson of James Wallace and "Ocean-Born" Mary Wilson. See: The History of Milford, p471-3.
Judge Wallace was a native of the town of Henniker, son of Jonas and Mary (Darling) Wallace, born May 2, 1847. His father, who was a merchant in Henniker, was of Scotch Irish descent, his ancestors having been among the early settlers of Londonderry, and was prominent in business and public life in his day. Robert M. fitted for college at the Academy in Henniker, entered Dartmouth at the age of sixteen and graduated with honor in the class of 1867, soon after commencing the study of law in the office of the late Col. Mason W. Tappan of Bradford, then an ex-Congressman, and later Attorney General of the state. He was admitted to the bar in 1870 and located in practice in Milford the following year, where he continued through life, being for some years associated in practice with the late Hon. Bainbridge Wadleigh. He was a representative from the town of Milford, as a Republican, in 1877 and 1888, and a delegate in the Constitutional Convention of 1889. He was also for ten years - from 1883 to 1893, Solicitor for Hillsborough County, being appointed in the latter year an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court by Gov. John B. Smith, which position he held, till the reorganization of the Judiciary in 1901, when he became Chief Justice of the Superior Court. He was also Judge Advocate General upon the staff of Governor Smith during the two years of his term. From 1906 to 1910, he was a member of the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College.
On the bench, as at the bar, and in every relation which he held to the public in general, and to his fellow men individually, Judge Wallace commanded respect and confidence by his unquestioned honesty, integrity and thorough devotion to the spirit of impartial justice.
Judge Wallace was a Mason, an Odd Fellow, and a devoted member of the Congressional Society of Milford, whose stately edifice was filled by the townspeople and many friends from abroad, including members of the bench and bar from all sections, on the occasion of the funeral service.
He married August 25, 1874, Ella M. Hutchinson, by whom he is survived with three children - two sons and a daughter - Edward D. of Kansas City, Mo.; Robert B. of Boston, and Miss Helen M., at home.
(From The Granite State Monthly Volume 46, p157-8)
Robert Moore Wallace was the great-great-grandson of James Wallace and "Ocean-Born" Mary Wilson. See: The History of Milford, p471-3.
Robert Moore Wallace, Chief Justice of the Superior Court of New Hampshire for twelve years, from its creation in 1901 till November, 1913, when he resigned on account of continued ill health, died at his home in the town of Milford on the 5th of April, 1914.
Judge Wallace was a native of the town of Henniker, son of Jonas and Mary (Darling) Wallace, born May 2, 1847. His father, who was a merchant in Henniker, was of Scotch Irish descent, his ancestors having been among the early settlers of Londonderry, and was prominent in business and public life in his day. Robert M. fitted for college at the Academy in Henniker, entered Dartmouth at the age of sixteen and graduated with honor in the class of 1867, soon after commencing the study of law in the office of the late Col. Mason W. Tappan of Bradford, then an ex-Congressman, and later Attorney General of the state. He was admitted to the bar in 1870 and located in practice in Milford the following year, where he continued through life, being for some years associated in practice with the late Hon. Bainbridge Wadleigh. He was a representative from the town of Milford, as a Republican, in 1877 and 1888, and a delegate in the Constitutional Convention of 1889. He was also for ten years - from 1883 to 1893, Solicitor for Hillsborough County, being appointed in the latter year an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court by Gov. John B. Smith, which position he held, till the reorganization of the Judiciary in 1901, when he became Chief Justice of the Superior Court. He was also Judge Advocate General upon the staff of Governor Smith during the two years of his term. From 1906 to 1910, he was a member of the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College.
On the bench, as at the bar, and in every relation which he held to the public in general, and to his fellow men individually, Judge Wallace commanded respect and confidence by his unquestioned honesty, integrity and thorough devotion to the spirit of impartial justice.
Judge Wallace was a Mason, an Odd Fellow, and a devoted member of the Congressional Society of Milford, whose stately edifice was filled by the townspeople and many friends from abroad, including members of the bench and bar from all sections, on the occasion of the funeral service.
He married August 25, 1874, Ella M. Hutchinson, by whom he is survived with three children - two sons and a daughter - Edward D. of Kansas City, Mo.; Robert B. of Boston, and Miss Helen M., at home.
(From The Granite State Monthly Volume 46, p157-8)
Robert Moore Wallace was the great-great-grandson of James Wallace and "Ocean-Born" Mary Wilson. See: The History of Milford, p471-3.
Judge Wallace was a native of the town of Henniker, son of Jonas and Mary (Darling) Wallace, born May 2, 1847. His father, who was a merchant in Henniker, was of Scotch Irish descent, his ancestors having been among the early settlers of Londonderry, and was prominent in business and public life in his day. Robert M. fitted for college at the Academy in Henniker, entered Dartmouth at the age of sixteen and graduated with honor in the class of 1867, soon after commencing the study of law in the office of the late Col. Mason W. Tappan of Bradford, then an ex-Congressman, and later Attorney General of the state. He was admitted to the bar in 1870 and located in practice in Milford the following year, where he continued through life, being for some years associated in practice with the late Hon. Bainbridge Wadleigh. He was a representative from the town of Milford, as a Republican, in 1877 and 1888, and a delegate in the Constitutional Convention of 1889. He was also for ten years - from 1883 to 1893, Solicitor for Hillsborough County, being appointed in the latter year an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court by Gov. John B. Smith, which position he held, till the reorganization of the Judiciary in 1901, when he became Chief Justice of the Superior Court. He was also Judge Advocate General upon the staff of Governor Smith during the two years of his term. From 1906 to 1910, he was a member of the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College.
On the bench, as at the bar, and in every relation which he held to the public in general, and to his fellow men individually, Judge Wallace commanded respect and confidence by his unquestioned honesty, integrity and thorough devotion to the spirit of impartial justice.
Judge Wallace was a Mason, an Odd Fellow, and a devoted member of the Congressional Society of Milford, whose stately edifice was filled by the townspeople and many friends from abroad, including members of the bench and bar from all sections, on the occasion of the funeral service.
He married August 25, 1874, Ella M. Hutchinson, by whom he is survived with three children - two sons and a daughter - Edward D. of Kansas City, Mo.; Robert B. of Boston, and Miss Helen M., at home.
(From The Granite State Monthly Volume 46, p157-8)
Robert Moore Wallace was the great-great-grandson of James Wallace and "Ocean-Born" Mary Wilson. See: The History of Milford, p471-3.
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