William T. Wallace

This article is about the American jurist. For the Canadian-English artist, see William Tracy Wallace.

William T. Wallace (March 22, 1828 – August 11, 1909) was the 12th Chief Justice of California and the 6th Attorney General of California. He served on the Supreme Court of California from 1870 to 1879 and as Attorney General from 1856 to 1858.

Personal information

Wallace was born on March 22, 1828 in Mount Sterling, Kentucky.^[1]

He ran for Attorney General of California for the Know Nothing party. From 1872-1879 Wallace was the Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court.^[1]

William T. Wallace died on August 11, 1909, in San Francisco, California.^[1]

1 2 3 "William Wallace, 6th Attorney General". State of California Department of Justice. Retrieved 14 August 2012.

Legal offices
Preceded by Royal Sprague	Chief Justice of California 1872–1879	Succeeded by Robert F. Morrison
Preceded by William M. Stewart	Attorney General of California 1856–1858	Succeeded by Thomas H. Williams

Attorneys General of California

Kewen McDougall Hastings McConnell Stewart Wallace Williams Pixley McCullough Hamilton Love Hamilton A. Hart Marshall Johnson W. Hart Fitzgerald Ford Webb Warren Kenny Howser P. Brown Mosk Lynch Younger Deukmejian Van de Kamp Lungren Lockyer J. Brown Harris Becerra (Designate)

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