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James Wallace (1729–1783), ofCarleton Hall, Cumbria, was anEnglishbarrister,Member of Parliament,Solicitor General andAttorney General.
The son of Thomas Wallace, of Asholme,Northumberland, attorney-at-law, Wallace enteredLincoln's Inn and wascalled to the Bar in 1757. In 1770, he was elected as one of the Members of Parliament forHorsham inSussex. In 1778, he was appointedSolicitor General for England and Wales and in 1780Attorney General.
He died in 1783 and was buried inExeter Cathedral.[1] On 8 January 1767 Wallace had married Elizabeth, only daughter and sole heiress of Thomas Simpson,Esquire, of Carleton Hall,Cumberland, and they had two children, his son and heirThomas Wallace, 1st Baron Wallace who married Jean Hope, and Elizabeth (1770–1792) who died unmarried.[1]
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| Preceded by James Grenville Robert Pratt | Member of Parliament forHorsham 1770–1783 With: Robert Pratt 1770–1774 Jeremiah Dyson 1774–1776 The Earl of Drogheda 1776–1780 Viscount Lewisham 1780 George Osborn 1780–1783 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Solicitor General for England and Wales 1778–1780 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Attorney General for England and Wales 1780–1782 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Attorney General for England and Wales 1783 | Succeeded by |