Hugh Campbell Wallace

Hugh Campbell Wallace (February 10, 1864 – January 1, 1931) was an American businessman, political activist, and diplomat who is best known for his service as the United States Ambassador to France from 1919 to 1921.[1]

Wallace in 1919

Biography

Wallace was born in Lexington, Missouri, on February 10, 1864.[1]

He served as receiver of public monies in Salt Lake City in the late 1880s.[2] He later moved to Tacoma and served as a representative of the state of Washington on the Democratic National Committee in 1892 and 1896.[1] He was presented with his credentials as US Ambassador to France on April 22, 1919.[3]

He died on January 1, 1931.[1]

References
  1. "Former Ambassador is Claimed by Death". Palm Beach Post. Associated Press. January 2, 1931. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
  2. Stapleton, Craig Roberts (2010), Where Liberty Dwells, There Is My Country: The Story of Twentieth-Century American Ambassadors to France, Hamilton Books, pp. 50–51, ISBN 978-0-7618-5143-1
  3. "Hugh Campbell Wallace - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
William Graves Sharp		 U.S. Ambassador to France
1919–1921		 Succeeded by
Myron T. Herrick
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