Sir Robert Wallace KC (1850 – 19 March 1939) was an Irish-born

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and

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politician. He was born in

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, the 3rd son of Rev. Robert Wallace of Dublin, and was educated at

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. He was admitted to the

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on 8 November 1871 and was

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on 6 June 1874. He contested

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in 1885, Edinburgh West in 1886, and Renfrewshire West in 1892 before being elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for

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at the 1895 general election. He held the seat until 1907, when he resigned his seat to become Chairman of the County of London sessions, a post which he held until 1931. He was knighted in 1916.

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* * 1850 births 1939 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies Scottish Liberal Party MPs UK MPs 1895–1900 UK MPs 1900–1906 UK MPs 1906–1910 Alumni of Queen's University Belfast {{Scotland-Liberal-UK-MP-stub