James Wallace
James Wallace (* 1729 , † 1783 ) from Carleton Hall, was an English lawyer and Member of Parliament.
Life
James Wallace, the son of Thomas Wallace of Asholme, Northumberland, lawyer, joined Lincoln's Inn and was appointed to the bar in 1757. In 1770 he was elected as one of the MPs for Horsham in Sussex. In 1778 he was appointed Solicitor General for England and Wales and in 1780 Attorney General for England and Wales.
He died in 1783 and was buried in St. Peter's Cathedral (Exeter) . On January 8, 1767, Wallace had married Elizabeth, the only daughter and sole heiress of Thomas Simpson, Esquire, of Carleton Hall, Cumberland, and they had two children, his son and heir Thomas Wallace, 1st Baron Wallace, of Jean Hope married, and Elizabeth (1770–1792), who died unmarried.
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| SURNAME | Wallace, James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1729 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1783 |