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Walker, William H. T – Wallace, Alexander S

Walker, William H. T

soldier, was born in 1816 in Georgia. He was brevetted major in the United States army for gallant conduct at Contreras and Churubusco, and lieutenant-colonel for Molino del Rey. He died July 26, 1864, near Decatur, Ga.

Walker, William Johnson

benefactor, was born March 15, 1790, in Charlestown, Mass. Late in life he came into possession of a large fortune, of which he gave to benevolent objects about $400,000 during his lifetime, and by his will left nearly $1,000,000 to institutions of learning. He died April 2, 1865, in Newport, R. I.

Walker, William Mccreary

naval officer, author, was born Sept. 2, 1813, in Baltimore, Md. He was a United States naval officer who published a work on Screw Propulsion. He died Nov. 19, 1866, in New York city.

Walker, William S

naval officer, was born Dec. 6, 1793, in New Hampshire.

He entered the navy as a midshipman in 1814, was promoted to lieutenant in 1825, and to master-commandant in 1841.

He was placed on the retired list, and promoted to commodore in 1862. He died Nov. 24, 1863, in Boston, Mass.

Walker, Williston

educator, člergyman, author, was born in 1860 in Maine. He is a congregational clergyman, and professor of Germanic and western church history in Hartford Theological seminary from 1889. He is the author of The Creeds and Platforms of Congregationalism; On the Increase of Royal Power under Philip Augustus; and a History of the Congregational Church in the United States.

Walkup, Liberty

inventor, artist, was born July 14, 1844, in Pine Creek, Ill.

He served as a union soldier during the civil war. He is a successful inventor of art tools, and president of the Air Brush Manufacturing company of Rockford, Ill.

He is also an instructor in the fine arts.

Wall, Annie Carpenter

author, was born Sept. 19, 1859, in Richland county, Wis. She is the author of a book of poems entitled Some Scattered Leaves.

Wall, Garrett S

lawyer, soldier, legislator, was born July 12, 1845, in Bourbon county, Ky. He served in the confederate army and was promoted to captain. He has been county attorney, county judge and state senator from Maysville, Ky.

Wall, Hampton W

legislator, was born Nov. 10, 1832, in Staunton, Ill. This successful farmer and banker was justice of the peace of his native town for twenty years. He served two terms in the Illinois general assembly, and was a member of the state senate for four years.

Wall, Oscar Garrett

journalist, banker, poet. He served as a soldier in the union army. He subsequently was engaged in banking, and is the author of a volume of poems entitled Sunny Nooks.

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Wall, William

manufacturer, congressman, was born March 20, 1801, in Philadelphia, Pa. In 1860 he was elected a representative from New York to the thirty-seventh congress.

Wallace, Alexander S

planter, magistrate, state legislator, congressman, was born Dec. 30, 1810, in York county, S. C.

He was elected a member of the South Carolina legislature in 1852, as a union candidate, in opposition to all secession movements, and was again elected in 1865. He was appointed internal revenue collector in 1866, which position he held until elected to the forty-first congress. He was re-elected to the fortysecond, forty-third and forty-fourth congresses as a republican.