John Winfield Wallace (December 20, 1818 – June 24, 1889) was a Republican member of the

U.S. House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Article One of th ...

from

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...

Biography

John Winfield Wallace was born near

Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania Beaver Falls is a city in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,005 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Located 31 miles (50 km) northwest of Pittsburgh, the city lies along the Beaver River (Pennsylvan ...

. He attended Darlington Academy in

Darlington, Pennsylvania Darlington is a borough in northwestern Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 249 at the 2020 census. It is a part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. History Darlington was settled in 1804 and incorporated on March 28 ...

, where he afterward taught. He graduated from

Jefferson Medical College Thomas Jefferson University is a private research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Established in its earliest form in 1824, the university officially combined with Philadelphia University in 2017. The university is ...

Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

in 1846 and commenced the practice of medicine in Darlington. He moved to

New Castle, Pennsylvania New Castle is a city in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. Located along the Shenango River at the mouth of Neshannock Creek, it is northwest of Pittsburgh near the Pennsylvania–Ohio border, approximately so ...

, in 1850, and held several local offices. Wallace was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-seventh Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in

1862 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom annexes Lagos Island, in modern-day Nigeria. * January 6 – Second French intervention in Mexico, French intervention in Mexico: Second French Empire, French, Spanish and British ...

. During the Civil War, Wallace served as paymaster in the Union Army. He was again elected as a Republican to the Forty-fourth Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in

1876 Events January * January 1 ** The Reichsbank opens in Berlin. ** The Bass Brewery Red Triangle becomes the world's first registered trademark symbol. *January 27 – The Northampton Bank robbery occurs in Massachusetts. February * Febr ...

. He resumed the practice of medicine in New Castle where he died in 1889, aged 70. Interment in Grandview Cemetery, near Beaver Falls.

References

Retrieved on 2008-02-14
The Political Graveyard
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wallace, John Winfield 1818 births 1889 deaths Physicians from Pennsylvania People from Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania Politicians from Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Union army soldiers Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives