Bruce A. Wallace | |
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Member of the New Jersey Senate from Camden County | |
In office 1942–1944 | |
Preceded by | Alfred E. Driscoll |
Succeeded by | John L. Morrissey |
In office 1948–1955 | |
Preceded by | John L. Morrissey |
Succeeded by | Joseph W. Cowgill |
Personal details | |
Born | Merchantville, New Jersey, U.S. | April 20, 1905
Died | March 4, 1977 Woodbury, New Jersey, U.S. | (aged 71)
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Cherry Hill, New Jersey |
Bruce A. Wallace (April 20, 1905 – March 4, 1977) was an American politician who served in the New Jersey Senate from 1942 to 1944 and from 1948 to 1955.[1]
A resident of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Wallace was raised in Merchantville, New Jersey, attended Camden High School and earned his degree in law from the South Jersey Law School (now part of Rutgers Law School).[2]
References
- ^ "Courier-Post from Camden, New Jersey on November 5, 1951 · Page 17". Newspapers.com. November 5, 1951. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "Bruce Wallace, ex-president of N. J. Senate", The Philadelphia Inquirer, 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."
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- 1905 births
- 1977 deaths
- Camden High School (New Jersey) alumni
- Majority leaders of the New Jersey Senate
- New Jersey lawyers
- People from Merchantville, New Jersey
- Politicians from Cherry Hill, New Jersey
- Presidents of the New Jersey Senate
- Republican Party New Jersey state senators
- Rutgers School of Law–Camden alumni
- 20th-century American legislators
- 20th-century New Jersey politicians
- 20th-century American lawyers