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Revision as of 15:05, 12 June 2009
Roger Wallace was born in Glasgow, 28 April 1854.
He became a barrister and in 1877 married Sarah Thornton and they had two children.
Wallace was the first Chairman of the Club from 1897 until 1904. He was also Chairman of the Motor Union, 1901-1904, and Chairman of the Royal Aero Club, 1901-1912. As well as the Royal Automobile Club he was also a member of the following clubs, the Reform, the Bath, the Ranelagh, the Royal Aero, and the Hurlingham.
In later life Wallace gave most of his money to chemical experiments and was the subject of a receiving order and was declared bankrupt in 1913.
Wallace died 13 December 1926.
Sources of Information
- [1] RAC