Bruce A. Wallace (April 20, 1905 – March 4, 1977) was an American politician who served in the
New Jersey Senate
The New Jersey Senate was established as the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature by the Constitution of 1844, replacing the Legislative Council. There are 40 legislative districts, representing districts with an average population of 232, ...
from 1942 to 1944 and from 1948 to 1955.
A resident of
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Cherry Hill is a township within Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township had a population of 74,553, which reflected an increase of 3,508 (+4.94%) from the 71,045 counted in the 2010 census.
, Wallace was raised in
Merchantville, New Jersey
Merchantville is a borough in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States census, the borough's population was 3,821,Camden High School and earned his degree in law from the South Jersey Law School (now part of
Rutgers Law School
Rutgers Law School is the law school of Rutgers University, with classrooms in Newark and Camden, New Jersey. It is the largest public law school and the 10th largest law school, overall, in the United States. Each class in the three-year J.D. pr ...
The Philadelphia Inquirer
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'', March 7, 1977. Accessed August 8, 2019. "He lived in Cherry Hill. Mr. Wallace, a native of Merchantville, N. J., began serving in the State Senate in 1941. A Republican, he was re-elected to the Senate in 1947 and then served continuously through 1955.... Mr. Wallace was a graduate of Camden High School and graduated from Rutgers University's South Jersey Law School in 1930."