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James Wallace (Royal Navy officer) - Wikipedia
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James Wallace (Royal Navy officer)
Royal Navy admiral (1731–1803)
AdmiralSir James Wallace (1731–6 March 1803) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
He served for a time as a colonial governor.
Career in England
Wallace was born in Loddon, Norfolk in 1731 and was the son of Thomas and Mary (née Beamish) Wallace (married 1725[1]) of Loddon.[2] He had a brother William Wallace (b.
Sir james wallace biography of michael
1730) and a sister Mary Wallace (b. 1727). His grandfather William Wallace was a son of William Wallace (b. 1632) a younger brother of Thomas Wallace the 2nd Baronet of Craige. His uncle James Wallace (b.
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1691 d. 1778) reared his illegitimate daughter Frances (b. 1751).[3] He entered the Royal Navy in 1746. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1755, and having served in the West Indies and Mediterranean in 1760, he was promoted to commander in 1762.
He joined the North American Station in 1763.
An American loyalist
Promoted to post-captain, Wallace was given command of