Wallace (SIR WILLIAM a Scotch patriot)
SIR WILLIAM, a Scotch patriot; born in Ayrshire, Scotland about 1270. Having slain the son, and several of the retainers of the English sheriff of Dundee, for an insult offered to him, Wallace fled to the woods, and was outlawed. Gathering together a number of followers he drove the English out of Aberdeen, Forfar, Brechin, and elsewhere, and in 1297 defeated the English army at the battle of Stirling bridge-thus liberating his country for a time. He was chosen one of the commanders-in-chief of the Scotch army, and afterward guardian of the kingdom, during the captivity of Baliol. He penetrated into England, and ravaged Durham with fire and sword. Edward I., then in Flanders, immediately hastened home, and marched against Wallace, who was defeated. He carried on a guerrilla warfare against the English during several years, was betrayed, and executed in London, Aug. 24, 1305.
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Wallace, Lewis
Lewis (1827-1905), an American soldier and author. He was born at Brookville, Indiana, April 18, 1827. He died February 15, 1905. He studied law and was admitted to the bar. He went with an Indiana regiment to the Mexican War, having the rank of lieutenant. At the opening of the Civil War he was appointed adjutant-general for Indiana. He soon afterward entered the service as a colonel. He was engaged at Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Corinth, and Monocacy, and came out of the war with the rank of major-general of volunteers. He opened a law office in 1848 and resumed practice in 1865. In 1878-81 he was governor of New Mexico . During Garfield's administration he was minister to Turkey. "Lew Wallace," as he is familiarly called, has written several popular works, including Ben Hur: a Tale of the Christ, The Fair God, and The Prince of India. His reputation rests chiefly on Ben Hur. It is a powerful tale that few readers can afford to overlook. Robert Ingersoll is said to have suggested the theme to Wallace. In commemoration of his services to his state and country, a statue of General Wallace was placed in Statuary Hall in the capitol at Washington January 11, 1910. It represents him as clad in the uniform of a major-general of the United States army. See Santa Fe ; Chariot
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Wallachia
one of the two principalities of southern Europe that were united in 1861 to form the kingdom of Rumania. It is bounded on the N. by Moldavia and Transylvania, on the N. W. by Hungary, on the W. and S. by the Danube river, separating separating it from Serbia and Bulgaria, and on the E. by the Danube, separating it from Dobrudja; area about 30,000 square miles; capital, Bucharest. Pop. about 4,800,000. See RU- MANIA.
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Wallack
JAMES WILLIAM, an American actor; born in London, England, Aug. 24, 1795; began his professional career as Laërtes to Elliston's "Hamlet" in 1813; and in 1816 appeared as Iago to Edmund Kean's "Othello." He came to the United States in 1818, and on Sept. 7 made his first appearance in New York City in the Park Theater as "Macbeth." He became stage manager of the Drury Lane Theater in 1820; opened the National Theater in New York City and managed it till it was destroyed by fire in 1839; opened Wallack's Lyceum in 1852 and in 1861 built Wallack's Theater in New York City. He died in New York City, Dec. 25, 1864.
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Wallack (LESTER JOHN an American actor)
LESTER JOHN, an American actor and manager, son of James William Wallack; born in New York, Jan. 1, 1820. He conducted Wallack's Theater, New York City, for 24 years; was identified with the American stage for more than 40 years; and on his retirement in May, 1888, was the recipient of an unequaled dramatic testimonial. He wrote the plays "The Veteran" and "Rosedale." His autobiography, "Memoirs of Fifty Years," was published the year after his death. He died in Stamford, Conn., Sept. 6, 1888.
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Wallenstein, Albert Von, Duke of Friedland – White Daughter of the Philosophers
Wallenstein, Albert Von, Duke of Friedland (See Astrology .) Weir, Major (See Scotland .) White Daughter of the Philosophers (See Philosopher's Stone .)
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Waller
EDMUND, an English poet; born in Coleshill, Hertfordshire, England, March 3, 1608. He was educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge. His mother was a sister of John Hampden, and a royalist, but all the rest of his relatives were against the court. His first collection of poems appeared in 1645. He was noted for his wit and was a great favorite at court, in Parliament, and in society, and sang the praises of the Lord Protector as well as those of the Stuarts. He was a member of the "Long Parliament" and was sent as commissioner to the king, after the battle of Edgehill. Shortly after, he plotted in favor of the king, and when detected, turned informer, but by judicious bribery got off with banishment and a fine of $50,000. After nearly ten years of exile in Paris, Cromwell allowed Waller to return in 1653, and he took his usual place in society and Parliament, was afterward welcome at the and courts of Charles II. and James II. He died in Beaconsfield, England, Oct. 21, 1687.
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Wallflower
the common name of the species of plants belonging to the genus Cheiranthus, natural order Cruciferæ. They are biennial or perennial herbs or undershrubs. Many of them exhale a delicious odor, and are great favorites in gardens. The best known is the C. Cheiri, or common wallflower, which, in its wild state, grows on old walls and stony places. In the cultivated plants the flowers are of more varied and brilliant colors, and attain a much larger size than in the wild plant, the flowers of which are always yellow.
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Wallingford
a borough of Connecticut, in the town of the same name, in New Haven co. It is on the Quinnipiac river, and on the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad. Its industries include the manufacture of silver goods, plated goods, wire, brassware, hardware, iron and brass bedsteads, etc. It has a sanitarium, a public library, a Masonic Home, and other public buildings. Pop. (1910) 8,690; (1920) 9,648.
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