Nathaniel Clarke Wallace
Nathaniel Clarke Wallace (May 21, 1844 – October 8, 1901) was a Canadian politician and Orangeman.
Nathaniel Clarke Wallace | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for York West | |
| In office 1878–1901 | |
| Preceded by | David Blain |
| Succeeded by | Archibald Campbell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 21, 1844 Burwick (Woodbridge), Upper Canada |
| Died | October 8, 1901 (aged 57) Woodbridge, Ontario |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Children | Thomas George Wallace |
| Cabinet | Controller of Customs (1892-1895) |
| Committees | Chair, Standing Committee on Public Accounts (1891) Chair, Select Committee on Alleged Combinations in Manufactures, Trade and Insurance in Canada (1888) |
Born in Woodbridge, Ontario, the third son of the Nathanael Wallace and Ann Wallace, natives of County Sligo, Ireland, who came to Canada in 1834 and 1833 respectively. He was educated in Woodbridge Public School and at the Weston Grammar School. A merchant and flour miller, he was reeve of Vaughan from 1874 to 1879 and warden of the County of York in 1878.
Wallace was elected as the Liberal-Conservative candidate to the House of Commons of Canada for York West in 1878, 1882, 1887, 1891, 1896, and 1900. He was controller of customs of Canada from 1892 until 1895.
He was grand master of the Loyal Orange Association of British America and was president of the Triennial Council of the Orangemen of the World.
He died in office in 1901.
Electoral record
| 1900 Canadian federal election: York West | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Nathaniel Clarke Wallace | 5,126 | 54.3 | -31.5 | ||||
| Liberal | Archibald Campbell | 4,306 | 45.7 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 9,432 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1896 Canadian federal election: York West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Nathaniel Clarke Wallace | 5,018 | 74.8 | +18.2 | ||||
| Patrons of Industry | John Brown | 950 | 14.2 | |||||
| Conservative | James Platt | 745 | 11.1 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 6,713 | 100.0 | ||||||
Note: popular vote compared to vote in 1891 general election.
| By-election on December 21, 1892 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nathaniel Clarke Wallace | Acclaimed | |||
Resigned to accept appointment as Controller of Customs but re-offered
| 1891 Canadian federal election: York West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Nathaniel Clarke Wallace | 3,434 | 56.6 | +1.1 | ||||
| Liberal | W.H.P. Clement | 2,628 | 43.4 | -1.1 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,062 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election: York West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Nathaniel Clarke Wallace | 2,638 | 55.6 | +1.5 | ||||
| Liberal | Adam Maconchy Lynd | 2,110 | 44.4 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 4,748 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election: York West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Nathaniel Clarke Wallace | 1,561 | 54.1 | 0.0 | ||||
| Independent | Thos. Hodgins | 1,324 | 45.9 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,885 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election: York West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Nathaniel Clarke Wallace | 1,326 | 54.1 | +22.4 | ||||
| Liberal | David Blain | 1,124 | 45.9 | -22.4 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,450 | 100.0 | ||||||
External links
- Clarke Wallace family fonds, Archives of Ontario
References
- "Nathaniel Clarke Wallace". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
- Nathaniel Clarke Wallace – Parliament of Canada biography