Daniel Wallace (politician)

Daniel Wallace ( * May 9, 1801 in Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina, † May 13, 1859 in Jonesville, South Carolina ) was an American politician. Between 1848 and 1853 he represented the state of South Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Daniel Wallace enjoyed only limited training. In 1833 he moved into Union County. He was a member of the state militia and brought it there until the Major General. After a subsequent study of law and qualifying as a lawyer, he began to practice in his new profession in Union County. He was also engaged in farming.

Politically, Wallace was a member of the Democratic Party. Between 1846 and 1847 he sat as an MP in the House of Representatives from South Carolina. After the death of Congressman James A. Black, he was at the election due in the first electoral district of South Carolina as his successor in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC selected. There he entered on June 12, 1848 its new mandate. After he was confirmed in the following two regular congressional elections in his office, he could remain until March 3, 1853 at the Congress. This time was determined by the debate over slavery.

After the end of his time in the House of Representatives Daniel Wallace again worked in agriculture. He died on 13 May 1859 in Jonesville and was also buried there.