Elmer D. Wallace

Elmer Dwight Wallace (born July 5, 1844 in Macomb County , Michigan , † May 20, 1928 in Minneapolis , Minnesota ) was an American politician . Between 1893 and 1895 he was lieutenant governor of the state of North Dakota .

Career

Elmer Wallace attended public schools, including high school in Detroit , where his parents had meanwhile moved. Then he did an apprenticeship in the pharmacy trade. Between 1862 and 1864 he served in a field hospital during the Civil War . He rose to the rank of first lieutenant. After the war, he worked in the pharmacy industry and then as a general businessman. In 1881 he moved to the Dakota Territory , where he purchased land in what is now North Dakota and built a farm that he then managed. Politically, he was independent of parties, but still took an active part in shaping the future of North Dakota. In 1889 he was a delegate to the constituent assembly of the new state.

In 1892, Wallace was elected Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota, alongside Eli Shortridge . He held this office between 1893 and 1895. He was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate . He campaigned for prohibition in his state. In 1894 he renounced another candidacy as lieutenant governor. After the end of his tenure, Elmer Wallace continued his work as a farmer. In 1902 he moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he died on May 20, 1928. He had been married to Annie L. Briggs of Michigan since 1871, with whom he had two daughters. His wife died in 1927.

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SURNAME	Wallace, Elmer D.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Wallace, Elmer Dwight (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	July 5, 1844
PLACE OF BIRTH	Macomb County , Michigan
DATE OF DEATH	May 20, 1928
Place of death	Minneapolis , Minnesota