David Wallace (September 12, 1799–September 4, 1859) was a Whig governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from December 6, 1837 to December 9, 1840. He was born in Lewistown, Pennsylvania and later moved to Brookville, Indiana. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1821. His son, Lew Wallace, was the author of the novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ and governor of the New Mexico Territory. He died in 1859 in Indianapolis, Indiana. His brother, William H. Wallace, appointed as the first Governor of the Territory of Idaho in 1863.

Other Posts Held

• Lieutenant, Captain, and Colonel in the 7th Regiment of the Indiana militia
• Member of the Indiana House of Representatives 1828-1830
• Lieutenant Governor of Indiana 1831-1837
• Member of Congress 1841-1843
• Delegate to the State constitutional convention 1850
• Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Marion County 1856-1859

External links

• Biography from Indiana State Library
• Profile from Directory of the United States Congress

West Point graduates | Members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana | Governors of Indiana | Members of the Indiana House of Representatives | 1799 births | 1859 deaths | United States Whig Party