Family and Education
b. 1768, o.s. of James Wallace of Asholme, Northumb. by Elizabeth, da. and h. of Thomas Simpson of Carleton Hall. educ. Eton 1777-84; Christ Church, Oxf. 10 June 1785, aged 17, MA 1790, DCL 1793; L. Inn 1785; continental tour 1788. m. 16 Feb. 1814, Lady Jane Hope, da. of John, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun [S], wid. of Henry Dundas, 1st Visct. Melville, s.p. suc. fa. 1783; cr. Baron Wallace 2 Feb. 1828.
Offices Held
Ld. of Admiralty July 1797 – July 1800; commr. Board of Control July 1800 – Feb. 1806, Apr. 1807 – June 1816, Feb. 1828 – Feb. 1830; PC 21 May 1801; vice-pres. Board of Trade Jan. 1818 – Apr. 1823; master of mint [I] Oct. 1823-May 1827.
Maj. Edenside rangers 1802, Cumbrian rangers 1803, lt.-col. 1803; lt.-col. commdt. W. Northumb. militia 1824.
Parlimentarian
Main residences: Carleton Hall, Cumb.; Featherstone Castle, Northumb.
Volume
Commons 1790-1820
Web Title
WALLACE, Thomas (1768-1844)
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Oxford 1644
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