David Wallace (April 24 1799 – September 4 1859) was the sixth Governor of the US state of Indiana. The Panic of 1837 occurred just before his election and the previous administration which he had been part of had taken on a large public debt. During his term the state entered a severe financial crisis that crippled the state’s internal improvement projects. He advocated several measures to delay the inevitable insolvency of the state.
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active years end date
1837-12-06, 1840-12-09, 1843-03-03
active years start date
1831-12-07, 1837-12-06, 1841-03-04
birth date
1799-04-24
birth place
Lewistown Pennsylvania
child
Lew Wallace
death date
1859-09-04
death place
Indianapolis, Indiana
lieutenant
David_Hillis_(Lieutenant_Governor)
office
Indiana House of Representatives, Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, United States Congressman from Indiana
