Wallace Nelson

Wallace Nelson
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
for Hannans
In office
28 June 1904 – 27 October 1905
Preceded byThomas Bath
Succeeded byFrancis Ware
Personal details
Born
Wallace Alexander Nelson

(1856-04-29)29 April 1856
Aberdeen, Scotland
Died5 May 1943(1943-05-05) (aged 87)
Wollstonecraft, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyLabor Party

Wallace Alexander Nelson (29 April 1856 – 5 May 1943) was a short term Western Australian politician. He represented the electoral district of Hannans from 1904 to 1905 in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly. He was described as the wit and humorist of the Labor Party in those days, having much experience at oration and writing. He later moved on to editing newspapers, and writing books.