The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-03-26
T]le NrralA ana Wewa
A NOBLE GENTLEMAN,
SOLDIER AND JURlST
WILLIAM HENRY WALLACE GOES To
his REWARD.
Speaker OF Wallace House Dead -~BrlgadlcI
General In Confederate Army, Leader
In Reckoning His state
Judge for 10 Scars.
Especial TO Tho State.

I'll. Wallace died at his homo here to-
day at 2.3O o'clock of an attack OF
grip. He had been i'll, but was up
again and thought to be doing nicely
when he suddenly passed away. Ho
had been expecting death for some
time, and said So All of the imme-
diato family wero wired for and the
remains will probably be laid at rest
tomorrow. 1t will be u great grief
and sorrow to many hearts to learn
Of his demise. Too much praise and
honor cannot be bestowed upon the
man who served his State so well.
The town Of Union is mourning
tonight, as we'll as all South Corolina,
when it is known that the noble Caro-.
linian is no more.
WILLIAM HENRY WALLACE,
formerly judge Of the seventh judicial
circuit Of South Carolina, and one OF
the States most distinguished and
popular citizons, was born IN Laurcns
County, S. G., on March ~, 1927.
Ills parents were Gen. Daniel and
Elizabeth Oavis) Wallace, the for
mer being native Of Laurons, and
the latter Of Greonyille County, S. c..
The grandfather Of Judge Wallace
was Jonathan Wallace, who was the
first of the family to move to South
Carolina. lie was born on the Rap
pahannock river, in Virginia, and be
fore the Revolutionary war ho ro.
moved to Laurcns County, S. c.,
where he setllcd and was u planter
for many years. llo served with the
Continental forces during the Revo-
lutionary war. IIo reared quite u
family, Of which Daniel Wallace,
father Of Judge Wallace, was one Of
tho prominent mon Of tho State dur
during his day. llo was born in
1901, and died in 1850 uo was
given common school education
only, but being possessed of more
than ordinary talent and ability he
soon took rank with tho leading men
of his section. In 1888 he removed
to Union County. Ho served several
terms with distinction in tho State
Legislature, and was for several years
q major general of militia. He was
elected to congress in 1913 from the
old Pincliney district, and in 1850
was reelected, serving altogether four
years. He was an ardent States
rights man, and was orc of the
staunchest supporters of that doc.
trine from 1882 until his death.
IIo WAS planter by avocutlon,
was q man of strong character, great
industry, fond of books, etc. Upon
leaving congress he retired to his
plantation, but his prominence con-
tinued, and had he desired he would
undoubtedly have been called to ac-
cept political honors even greater
than those he had already received.
Elizabeth Davis, wife of Gen. Wal.
lace, was born in 1908, and died in
1910. TO tho union five children
were born, one son and four daugh-
ters--the son being the subject of
this sketch. Gen. Wallace was mar
ried second time to Mrs. Griffin
(nee Mrs. Nance, of Newberry), and
to this marriage son and daughter
were born.
Judge Wallace was the eldest son
OF his father. He was reared in
Union County, and attended the
Union academy, a classical school,
for several years, and for ono year
following he attended the high school
at Cokesbury, Abbeville County, a
famous school at that period. In the
fall of 1916 he entered the South
Carolina college, at Columbia, in the
first class which entered that institu-
ton under the presidency of William
@. Preston, and in December, 1S40,
graduated with Judge Charles H.
Simonton, the late Gen. James Con-
ner, Maj. T. q. Barker, Col. D. w.
Aiken, NJ. c., Il. e. Wannameker,
William Holt, Col. Thomas w. Glov-
or, and several others who became
prominent and filled positions of trust.
After leaving college Judge Wal
lace joined his father in Washington,
whore in the spring of 1850 he was
married to Miss Sarah Dunlap, who
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