Rodney Wallace (December 21, 1823 – February 27, 1903) was a

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from

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. Born in

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, Wallace attended the common schools. He engaged in the manufacture of paper. He was a member of the Board of Selectmen of

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, in 1864, 1865, and 1867. He served in the

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in 1873. He served as member of the

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from 1880-1882. Wallace was elected as a

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to the Fifty-first Congress (March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891). Wallace was not a candidate for renomination in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress. After serving in congress Wallace returned to the business of manufacturing paper. He died in

, on February 27, 1903. He was interred in Laurel Hill Cemetery.

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