▁he ▁took ▁office ▁July ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁ ▁Wal lace ▁designated ▁Lew ist on ▁as ▁the ▁territory ' s ▁capital ▁and ▁arrived ▁there ▁in ▁July . ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁Wal lace ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁delegate ▁from ▁Id aho ▁Territ ory ▁and ▁again ▁vac ated ▁his ▁g ubern atorial ▁appointment ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁the ▁House . ▁ ▁Wal lace ▁was ▁re put edly ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁people ▁who ▁turned ▁down ▁an ▁inv itation ▁from ▁Lincoln ▁to ▁accomp any ▁him ▁to ▁Ford ' s ▁Theatre ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁Lincoln ▁was ▁assass in ated . ▁ ▁Death ▁After ▁his ▁term ▁exp ired ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁Wal lace ▁returned ▁to ▁Washington ▁Territ ory ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁prob ate ▁judge ▁in ▁Pier ce ▁County ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 . ▁Wal lace ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁Fort ▁Ste il aco om ▁C emetery , ▁Ste il aco om , ▁Pier ce ▁County , ▁Washington , ▁US . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Av ailable ▁online ▁through ▁the ▁Washington ▁State ▁Library ' s ▁Class ics ▁in ▁Washington ▁History ▁collection ▁ ▁William ▁H enson ▁Wal lace ▁entry ▁at ▁The ▁Political ▁Gra vey ard ▁ ▁The ▁M oss back ▁T rip od ▁Id aho ▁State ▁Historical ▁Society ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 1 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 7 9 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁T roy , ▁Ohio ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Ste il aco