James Wallace (British politician)
James Wallace (1729–1783), of Carleton Hall, Cumbria, was an English barrister, Member of Parliament, Solicitor General and Attorney General.
Life
The son of Thomas Wallace, of Asholme, Northumberland, attorney-at-law, Wallace entered Lincoln's Inn and was called to the Bar in 1757. In 1770, he was elected as one of the Members of Parliament for Horsham in Sussex. In 1778, he was appointed Solicitor General for England and Wales and in 1780 Attorney General.
He died in 1783 and was buried in Exeter Cathedral.[1] On 8 January 1767 Wallace had married Elizabeth, 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 who married Jean Hope, and Elizabeth (1770–1792) who died unmarried.[1]
References
- John Burke, Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, Volume 2, p. 1495 online at books.google.co.uk
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by James Grenville Robert Pratt |
Member of Parliament for Horsham 1770–1783 With: Robert Pratt 1770–1774 Jeremiah Dyson 1774–1776 The Earl of Drogheda 1776–1780 Viscount Lewisham 1780 George Osborn 1780–1783 |
Succeeded by James Craufurd George Osborn |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by Alexander Wedderburn |
Solicitor General for England and Wales 1778–1780 |
Succeeded by James Mansfield |
| Preceded by Alexander Wedderburn |
Attorney General for England and Wales 1780–1782 |
Succeeded by Lloyd Kenyon |
| Preceded by Lloyd Kenyon |
Attorney General for England and Wales 1783 |
Succeeded by John Lee |