Rodney Wallace (politician)

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Rodney Wallace (December 21, 1823 - February 27, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

Born in New Ipswich, New Hampshire, Wallace attended the common schools. He engaged in the manufacture of paper. He was a member of the select council of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, in 1864, 1865, and 1867. He served in the State house of representatives in 1873. He served as member of the Governor's council 1880-1882.

Wallace was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-first Congress (March 4, 1889-March 3, 1891). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress. He again engaged in the manufacture of paper. He died in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, on February 27, 1903. He was interred in Laurel Hill Cemetery.

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• Rodney Wallace (politician) at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress