Con Wallace Politician

Cornelius Wallace (19 January 1881 – 20 September 1921) was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he received a primary education before becoming a seaman and an organiser of the Australian Seamen's Union. In 1917, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for West Sydney, succeeding Prime Minister Billy Hughes (elected as a member of the Labor Party but now a Nationalist), who contested Bendigo instead. In 1919, Wallace contested Nepean to make way for former Queensland Premier T. J. Ryan, but was defeated. He became a member of the Queensland Navigation Department, and died in 1921.

Personal facts

Con Wallace
Birth dateJanuary 19, 1881
Birth place
Sydney
Nationality
Australia
Date of deathSeptember 20, 1921

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Member of parliament

region
Division of West Sydney
successor

Politician

party
Australian Labor Party

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