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Albert Joseph Wallace

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Albert Joseph Wallace

Birth
Guelph, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
Death
23 Feb 1939 (aged 86)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec.( S) Lot: (8) Space:35 n-w
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25th Lieutenant Governor Of California.
January 3,1911*January 5,1915
Under,Governor Hiram W.Johnson's First Term.

Obituary from a Los Angeles newspaper, 24 February 1939 (probably the Los Angeles Times):

Veteran State Figure Dies
Dr. Albert J. Wallace, Former Lieutenant Governor, Passes

Dr. Albert Joseph Wallace, former Lieutenant Governor of California and a resident of the Los Angeles area for 53 years, died yesterday in his home, 631 N. McCadden Place, at the age of 86, following a long illness.
Born in Wellington County, Province of Ontario, Can., he came to Southern California in 1886, establishing his residence in Pasadena, where with his brother, the late Frank S. Wallace, he was identified with the early real estate development of that city.
OFFICIAL CAREER
In 1898 he moved to Los Angeles and was the organizer of several oil companies here. From 1908 to 1910 he was a member of the Los Angeles City Council, acting as chairman of the Finance Committee.
From 1910 to 1914 he was Lieutenant Governor of the State during Hiram Johnson's first term. In 1921 he ran for the Republican nomination for United States Senator, being defeated by the late Senator Samuel S. Shortridge.
DRY LEAGUE LEADER
He was made a member of the board of trustees of the University of Southern California in 1895 and served as president of the board from 1924 to 1927.
He was president of the California Anti-Saloon League for a number of years and was a member of the Y.M.C.A. board of directors and for a time its president. He also was actively identified with the development of the Methodist Church in Southern California.
FUNERAL TOMORROW
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Grace H. Wallace; two sons, Kenneth C. Wallace of Los Angeles and Donald H. Wallace of Long Beach; two daughters, Mrs. Helen Davis of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Mrs. Katherine Shannon of Bedford, Pa., and a sister, Mrs. S. F. Johnson of Pasadena.
Funeral services will be conducted at the First Hollywood Methodist Church at 3 p.m. tomorrow with Rev. Glen R. Phillips and Rev. Willsie Martin officiating. Interment will be in Rosedale Cemetery.



25th Lieutenant Governor Of California.
January 3,1911*January 5,1915
Under,Governor Hiram W.Johnson's First Term.

Obituary from a Los Angeles newspaper, 24 February 1939 (probably the Los Angeles Times):

Veteran State Figure Dies
Dr. Albert J. Wallace, Former Lieutenant Governor, Passes

Dr. Albert Joseph Wallace, former Lieutenant Governor of California and a resident of the Los Angeles area for 53 years, died yesterday in his home, 631 N. McCadden Place, at the age of 86, following a long illness.
Born in Wellington County, Province of Ontario, Can., he came to Southern California in 1886, establishing his residence in Pasadena, where with his brother, the late Frank S. Wallace, he was identified with the early real estate development of that city.
OFFICIAL CAREER
In 1898 he moved to Los Angeles and was the organizer of several oil companies here. From 1908 to 1910 he was a member of the Los Angeles City Council, acting as chairman of the Finance Committee.
From 1910 to 1914 he was Lieutenant Governor of the State during Hiram Johnson's first term. In 1921 he ran for the Republican nomination for United States Senator, being defeated by the late Senator Samuel S. Shortridge.
DRY LEAGUE LEADER
He was made a member of the board of trustees of the University of Southern California in 1895 and served as president of the board from 1924 to 1927.
He was president of the California Anti-Saloon League for a number of years and was a member of the Y.M.C.A. board of directors and for a time its president. He also was actively identified with the development of the Methodist Church in Southern California.
FUNERAL TOMORROW
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Grace H. Wallace; two sons, Kenneth C. Wallace of Los Angeles and Donald H. Wallace of Long Beach; two daughters, Mrs. Helen Davis of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Mrs. Katherine Shannon of Bedford, Pa., and a sister, Mrs. S. F. Johnson of Pasadena.
Funeral services will be conducted at the First Hollywood Methodist Church at 3 p.m. tomorrow with Rev. Glen R. Phillips and Rev. Willsie Martin officiating. Interment will be in Rosedale Cemetery.





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