| 词条 | John Wallace (Australian politician) |
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John Alston Wallace (1828 – 17 October 1901) was an Australian politician Born in Rutherglen near Glasgow to draper James Wallace, he became a draper and miner in Renfrewshire, but when his first wife died in 1852 he emigrated to Melbourne, where he briefly returned to mining before becoming a storekeeper in Bendigo. He had several stores, hotels and businesses in the area and was an investor in a number of companies. In 1865 he married Theresa Monahan, with whom he had eight children; he would later remarry Ada Reid. In 1873 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council for Eastern Province, switching to North-Eastern Province in 1882 and serving until his death at Elsternwick in 1901.[1] References1. ^{{cite web|title=Wallace, John Alston|publisher=Parliament of Victoria|date=1985|url=http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/bioregfull.cfm?mid=799|accessdate=17 October 2011}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wallace, John}}{{Australia-politician-stub}} 8 : 1828 births|1901 deaths|Members of the Victorian Legislative Council|Scottish emigrants to Australia|Politicians from Melbourne|People from Rutherglen|People from Bendigo|19th-century Australian politicians |
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