Hugh Campbell Wallace (February 10, 1864 – January 1, 1931) was an American businessman, political activist, and diplomat who is best known for his service as the

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from 1919 to 1921 under

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. Wallace was born in

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son of Thomas Bates Wallace, Federal Marshall of a divided Missouri before the

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, and Lucy Bruner Briscoe. Hugh Campbell Wallace served as receiver of public monies in

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in the late 1880s. Wallace married Mildred Fuller, daughter of the Supreme Court Justice

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in 1891. He later moved, along with his older brother Thomas Bates Wallace, to Tacoma and served as a representative of the state of

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on the

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and

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. The Wallace brothers invested in the economic development of the

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including investment in electricity and ownership of a steamship line to bring passengers to

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during the Klondike Gold Rush. He was presented with his credentials as US Ambassador to France on April 22, 1919.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wallace, Hugh Campbell 1864 births 1931 deaths Ambassadors of the United States to France