[p. 788] of Wallace Brothers Lumber Company, is a leading citizen of Mahoningtown, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, where he was born in 1871, and is a son of William E. Wallace.
M. Louis Wallace obtained his educational training in the public schools and at Grove City College, after which he entered into partnership with his father, in the lumber business, under the style of W. E. Wallace & Son, which continued until 1900, when W. E. Wallace retired, and Frank W. Wallace became a member of the firm. The present firm name was then adopted. The business is a representative one in this section. M. Louis Wallace has other interests, and is one of the directors of the Union National Bank.
In 1895 Mr. Wallace was married to Miss Eva Brothers, and they have three children: Clorinda, Bessie and Robert. Mr. Wallace and family belong to the Presbyterian Church. While his devotion to his business has been that of an energetic thorough-going man, Mr. Wallace has not neglected civic duties, and has ever been ready to do his part in all that pertains to good citizenship. During 1902-3 he was a member of the common council of Mahoningtown. He belongs to the fraternal order of Modern Woodmen.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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