Hon.
Rodney
[middle name?]
Wallace
Born December 21, 1823
in New Ipswich, NH
Son of
[father?] and
[mother?]
[brothers or sisters?]
[spouse?]
Father of
George Wallace and Herbert Wallace [add child]
Died 1903
in Fitchburg, MA
[is this right?]
About Rodney Wallace
Wallace was in the book, stationery, paper, and waste cotton business. He came to Fitchburg, MA in 1853.
It was 1864 when he started the Fitchburg Paper Company. He took his two sons, Herbert and George, into the business in 1879.
He was the president of Fitchburg Gas Company from 1864 and a trustee or director of many institutions and companies.
In 1884 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention. He was a congressman for the 11th Massachusetts district from 1889-1991.
He was a great benefactor to many towns and institutions. He presented Wallace Way, the stairs leading up to the Fitchburg High School, to that city, as well as the Wallace Library and Art building. He donated the Ingalls Memorial Library to the town of Rindge, NH, and the Wallace House at Smith College.
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