Wallace Nelson | |
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Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Hannans | |
In office 28 June 1904 – 27 October 1905 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Bath |
Succeeded by | Francis Ware |
Personal details | |
Born | Wallace Alexander Nelson 29 April 1856 Aberdeen, Scotland |
Died | 5 May 1943 Wollstonecraft, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 87)
Political party | Labor Party |
Wallace Alexander Nelson (29 April 1856 – 5 May 1943) was a short term Western Australian politician. He represented the electoral district of Hannans from 1904 to 1905 in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly. He was described as the wit and humorist of the Labor Party in those days, having much experience at oration and writing. He later moved on to editing newspapers, and writing books.