Wallace, Robert, 1697-1771

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After studying at Edinburgh University and spending a while as an actor, Robert Wallace went on to receive his preacher's license in 1722. In 1744 he became the Royal Chaplain for Scotland and a dean of the Chapel Royal. In 1758 he published his innovative Characteristics of the Present Political State of Great Britain. In 1759 he received an honorary DD from Edinburgh University.

From the guide to the Papers of Wallace, Robert, c1758, (Senate House Library, University of London)

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Death 1771

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