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Wallis was born in Kent County, [[Maryland]], the son of Hugh Wallis and the former Hannah Brooks Wright. He was educated at Jefferson Medical College in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], from which he graduated in 1860. That same year, he married the former Mary "Mollie" Howard Hyland (1840-1908), a native of Natchez in Adams County in western [[Mississippi]], and a daughter of Dr. Isaac Mitchell Price and the former Louise C. Howard. The couple had twelve children, one of whom died at the age of one year. <ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-w/|title=Wallis, Hugh Maxwell|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=April 23, 2020}}</ref>Another, Hugh Wallis, Jr. (1863-1941), was a Houma [[attorney]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51170338/hugh-maxwell-wallis|title=Hugh Maxwell Wallis, Jr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=April 23, 2020}}</ref> | Wallis was born in Kent County, [[Maryland]], the son of Hugh Wallis and the former Hannah Brooks Wright. He was educated at Jefferson Medical College in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], from which he graduated in 1860. That same year, he married the former Mary "Mollie" Howard Hyland (1840-1908), a native of Natchez in Adams County in western [[Mississippi]], and a daughter of Dr. Isaac Mitchell Price and the former Louise C. Howard. The couple had twelve children, one of whom died at the age of one year. <ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-w/|title=Wallis, Hugh Maxwell|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=April 23, 2020}}</ref>Another, Hugh Wallis, Jr. (1863-1941), was a Houma [[attorney]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51170338/hugh-maxwell-wallis|title=Hugh Maxwell Wallis, Jr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=April 23, 2020}}</ref> | ||
| − | Dr. Wallis located his practice in Houma in 1861. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], he was from 1878 to 1882 a post-[[Reconstruction]] [[mayor]] of Houma. He founded and published ''The Terrebonne Times,'' a Republican-oriented journal. An [[Episcopalian]], | + | Dr. Wallis located his practice in Houma in 1861. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], he was from 1878 to 1882 a post-[[Reconstruction]] [[mayor]] of Houma. He founded and published ''The Terrebonne Times,'' a Republican-oriented journal,<ref name=lahist/> which was continued by a son, Morley Howard Wallis (1860-1940).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51084590/morley-howard-wallis|title=Morley Howard Wallis|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=April 23, 2020}}</ref> |
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| + | An [[Episcopalian]], Dr. Wallis died in Covington in St. Tammany Parish at the age of sixty-seven and is interred with other family members at Magnolia Cemetery in Houma.<ref name=lahist/> | ||
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Revision as of 17:40, April 23, 2020
| Hugh Maxwell Wallis, Sr.
(Physician, publisher, and mayor | |
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| Born | November 12, 1836 Kent County, Maryland, USA |
| Died | December 23, 1903 (aged 75) Covington, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana Resting place: |
| Political Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Mary Howard Price Wallis (married 1860-1903, his death)
Twelve children: |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
Hugh Maxwell Wallis, Sr. (November 12, 1836 – December 23, 1903)[1] was a physician, newspaper publisher, and politician from Houma in Terrebonne Parish in south Louisiana, fifty-seven miles west of New Orleans.
Wallis was born in Kent County, Maryland, the son of Hugh Wallis and the former Hannah Brooks Wright. He was educated at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from which he graduated in 1860. That same year, he married the former Mary "Mollie" Howard Hyland (1840-1908), a native of Natchez in Adams County in western Mississippi, and a daughter of Dr. Isaac Mitchell Price and the former Louise C. Howard. The couple had twelve children, one of whom died at the age of one year. [2]Another, Hugh Wallis, Jr. (1863-1941), was a Houma attorney.[3]
Dr. Wallis located his practice in Houma in 1861. A Republican, he was from 1878 to 1882 a post-Reconstruction mayor of Houma. He founded and published The Terrebonne Times, a Republican-oriented journal,[2] which was continued by a son, Morley Howard Wallis (1860-1940).[4]
An Episcopalian, Dr. Wallis died in Covington in St. Tammany Parish at the age of sixty-seven and is interred with other family members at Magnolia Cemetery in Houma.[2]
References
- ↑ Dr. Hugh Maxwell Wallis, Sr.. Findagrave.com. Retrieved on April 23, 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Wallis, Hugh Maxwell. A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography: Louisiana Historical Association. Retrieved on April 23, 2020.
- ↑ Hugh Maxwell Wallis, Jr.. Findagrave.com. Retrieved on April 23, 2020.
- ↑ Morley Howard Wallis. Findagrave.com. Retrieved on April 23, 2020.