▁Category : 1 1 3 7 ▁death s ▁Category : External ▁card inals ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁unknown <0x0A> </s> ▁William ▁H enson ▁Wal lace ▁( J uly ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 8 1 1 ▁– ▁February ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 7 9 ) ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁figure ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁histor ies ▁of ▁two ▁U . S . ▁states , ▁serving ▁as ▁governor ▁and ▁Cong r essional ▁delegate ▁from ▁both ▁Washington ▁Territ ory ▁and ▁Id aho ▁Territ ory . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Wal lace ▁was ▁born ▁July ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 8 1 1 , ▁near ▁T roy , ▁Ohio . ▁ ▁He ▁attended ▁in ▁the ▁common ▁schools ▁of ▁Indiana , ▁studied ▁law , ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁and ▁began ▁pract icing ▁law . ▁ ▁He ▁married ▁Lu z anne ▁Bra zel ton ▁and ▁had ▁three ▁children , ▁two ▁girls ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁inf ancy ▁and ▁one ▁son . ▁ ▁Wal lace ' s ▁older ▁brother ▁David ▁Wal lace ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁Wh ig ▁Governor ▁of ▁Indiana ▁from ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁to ▁ 1 8 4 0 . ▁Wal lace ' s ▁nep hew ▁was ▁Lew ▁Wal lace , ▁Civil ▁War ▁Union ▁general ▁and ▁author ▁of ▁Ben - H ur . ▁ ▁Career ▁After ▁being ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar , ▁Wal lace ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Iowa ▁District ▁of ▁Wisconsin ▁Territ ory ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Iowa ▁Territ orial ▁Legisl ature ▁as ▁a ▁Wh ig ▁after