Wallace, William Ross – Walsh, Michael
Wallace, William Ross
lawyer, poet, was born in 1819 in Lexington, Ky.
He was a lawyer and verse-writer of New York city, and the author of Perdita; Alban; and Meditations in America, and Other Poems. The Liberty Bell is his best-known poem. He died May 5, 1881, in New York city.
Wallace, William Vincent
composer, was born June 1, 1814, in Ireland.
He was the author of Maritana; Matilda of Hungary; Lurline; The Amber Witch; The Desert Flower; Gulmare and Olga; and Maid of Zurich. He died Oct. 12, 1865, in France.
Wallack, James William
actor, was born Aug. 24, 1794, in England. For about twenty-five years he acted in America and Europe. He died Dec. 25, 1864, in New York city.
Wallack, Lester
dramatist, author, was born in 1820 in New York. He was a noted comedian and dramatist of New York city, and the author of The Veteran; and Rosedale. He died Sept. 6, 1888, in Stamford, Conn.
Wallber, Emil
lawyer, jurist, was born in Germany. He was a noted lawyer and jurist of Milwaukee, Wis., and served that city as mayor during 1884-88.
Wallen, Henry Davies
soldier, was born April 19, 1819, in Savannah, Ga.
He served in the Florida, Texas and civil wars; and attained the rank of brigadiergeneral. He died Dec. 2, 1866, in New York city.
Waller, Elwyn
chemist, author, was born March 22, 1846, in New York city. He has been an instructor of analytical chemistry in various institutions, and has published numerous works on that science.
Waller, Frank
artist, author, was born June 12, 1842, in New York city. He was one of the founders in 1875 of the Art Students' league, of which he was also the first president, and for which he wrote Report on Art Schools. He has adopted architecture as a profession, and now devotes his attention principally to that art.
Waller, John Lightfoot
clergyman, author, was born Nov. 23, 1809, in Woodford county, Ky. In 1845 he established the Western Baptist Review, afterward called the Christian Repository, in Louisville, Ky., of which he remained editor until his death. He died Oct. 10, 1854, in Louisville, Ky.
Waller, Thomas Mcdonald
lawyer, state legislator, governor, was born about 1840 in New York city. He was a representative in the Connecticut state legislature in 1867, 1868, 1872 and 1876, and was speaker of the house during the latter term. He was secretary of state in 1870, and was state's attorney from 1876 until 1883, when he resigned to enter upon the duties of governor of Connecticut, to which office he had been elected the previous November for the term of two years.
Walley, Samuel H
lawyer, banker, congressman, governor, was born Aug. 31, 1805, in Boston, Mass. He was a member of the Massachusetts state legislature for eight sessions, and speaker of the house for two years. He was a representative in congress from 1853 to 1855, and on his return from Washington was the whig candidate for governor of Massachusetts, but was defeated. He was a bank commissioner in 1858; and in 1859 became president of the Revere bank of Boston.
Walling, Ansel T
lawyer, journalist, state senator, governor, was born Jan. 10, 1824, in Otsego county, N. Y. He moved to Ohio in 1843 and was editor of the Mahoning Index and Coshocton Democrat, and for a time of the Keokuk Daily Times in Iowa. In 1865 he was elected to the state senate, and in 1867 was elected to the state assembly and made speaker.
In 1874 he was elected a representative from Ohio to the forty-fourth congress as a democrat.
Wallis, James Hearknett
educator, journalist, lawyer, was born April 13, 1861, in London, England. He has been a school teacher, justice of the peace, prosecuting attorney and lieutenant-colonel in the Idaho national guards. He is the editor and manager of The Post of Paris, Idaho, which was established in 1880, and is the organ of the mormon church in Idaho.
Wallis, Severn Teackle
lawyer, author, was born Sept. 8, 1816, in Baltimore, Md. He was a lawyer of Baltimore, and the author of Glimpses of Spain; and Spain: her Institutions, Politics, and Public Men. A memorial edition of his writings in four volumes was published in 1896. He died in 1894.
Walls, Josiah T
state senator, congressman, was born Dec. 30, 1842, in Winchester, Va. He was a member of the Virginia state legislature in 1868; and was a member of the state senate in 1869. He was elected to the forty-second congress, but his seat was successfully contested.
Waln, Robert
merchant, congressman, author, was born Feb. 22, 1765, in Philadelphia. He was a prominent merchant in Philadelphia, and was a member of congress from Pennsylvania fröm 1798 to 1801 to fill a vacancy, and was then re-elected. He was the author of Answer to the Anti-Protection Report of Henry Lee; and Seven Letters to Elias Hicks, widely read at the time of their appearance. He died Jan. 24, 1836, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Waln, Robert
author, poet, was born Oct. 25, 1794, in Philadelphia. He was a Philadelphia writer, and the author of The Hermit in America; American Bards, a satire; Sisyphi Opus, with Other Poems; and Life of Lafayette. He died July 4, 1825, in Providence, R. I. a
Walser, George H
soldier, lawyer, poet, was born May 26, 1834, in Dearborn county, Ind. In 1857 he began the practice of law in Middleport, Ill., and in 1861 he was the first man to volunteer as a soldier, and was elected captain of company I, twentieth regiment Illinois volunteer infantry. Failing health caused his resignation, and in 1863 he settled in Missouri, and three years later resumed the practice of his profession, and has had great success as a lawyer in the circuit and supreme courts. He has written a volume entitled Poems of Leisure, which was published in 1891. Mr. Walser has a wife and two children. He is still a resident of Liberal, Mo., which town he laid out in 1881, founding the town on the basis of free thought and mental liberty. He here also founded the Spiritual Institute and Home, of which institution he is professor of psychology.
He has in preparation a most commendable work entitled Floral Tribute, embracing the language of flowers and emblems, with a poetical description of each. He is the author of Poems of Leisure; Floral Tribute; and other works.
Walser, Zeb Vance
lawyer, legislator, legal author, was born June 17, 1863, in Davidson county, N. C. He received the degree of A. B. from the university of North Carolina, and the degree of LL. B. from the law school of the university of Michigan.
He has three times been a member of the North Carolina state legislature; served with distinction as a state senator, and was elected speaker of the house of representatives of the North Carolina general assembly.
He is now attorney-general of North Carolina; is the author of the monograph on Cross Examination of Witnesses, and other works. He has been trustee of the university of North Carolina; attorney of the Southern Railway company, and at the time of his election to the assembly was the youngest speaker of the house of representatives and attorney-general in the history of the state.
Walsh, Benjamin Dann
entomologist, author, was born Sept. 21, 1808, în England. He was associated with Charles V. Riley in founding the American Entomologist in 1868 in Illinois, and was its senior editor until his death. He published Walsh's Comedies of Aristophanes. He died Nov. 18, 1869, in Rock Island, Ill.
Walsh, Charles Clinton
educator, lawyer, author, was born May 29, 1867, in Kirkwood, Ill. For seven years he was teacher and principal of public schools in Illinois. He is the author of three volumes entitled The Student's Quiz Books, designed for the use of law students, which received the endorsement of the faculty of the law department of the university of Michigan, of which institute he was a graduate. He has attained success in the profession of law at Gonzales, Texas, and takes a prominent part in public affairs.
Walsh, James J
lawyer, congressman, was born May 22, 1858, in New York city. He was admitted to the bar in 1880 and has practiced law in New York city ever since. He was inspector of common schools in New York city for two terms, six years, but resigned when nominated for congress. He was elected to the fifty-fourth congress as a democrat.
Walsh, John
lawyer, jurist, was born Feb. 26, 1850, in Ireland. In 1876 he was admitted to the bar, and served as mayor of New Britain, Conn., four times.
For ten years he was judge of probate court, and since 1893 has been associate judge of court of common pleas.
Walsh, John Johnson
missionary, author, was born April 4, 1820, in Newburg, N. Y. In 1874 he was pastor at Millerton, N. Y., for two years, and subsequently in Amenia. He had just left India for the United States, and thus escaped the massacre of the mission at Futtehghur by the Sepoys in 1857. He published A Memorial of the Futtehghur Mission and her Martyred Missionaries. He died Feb. 7, 1884, in Amenia, N. Y.
Walsh, Michael
educator, author, was born in 1763 in Ireland. He was a popular educator of Massachusetts who published a Mercantile Arithmetic, and a New System of Bookkeeping. He died Aug. 20, 1840, in Amesbury, Mass.
Walsh, Michael
journalist, congressman, was born March 7, 1810, in Ireland. He was a representative in congress from New York from 1853 to 1855. He died March 17, 1859, in New York city.