David Wallace | |
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| 6th Governor of Indiana | |
| In office December 6, 1837 – December 9, 1840 | |
| Lieutenant | David Hills |
| Preceded by | Noah Noble |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Bigger |
| 6th Lieutenant Governor of Indiana | |
| In office December 7, 1831 – December 6, 1837 | |
| Governor | Noah Noble |
| Preceded by | Milton Stapp |
| Succeeded by | David Hills |
| Indiana House of Representatives | |
| In office 1828–1831 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | William W. Wick |
| Succeeded by | John W. Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 24, 1799 Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | September 4, 1859 (aged 60) Indianapolis, Indiana, US |
| Resting place | Crown Hill Cemetery |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Esther French Test Zerelda Gray Sanders |
| Children | ten, notably Lew Wallace |
| Profession | soldier, attorney, politician, judge |
David Wallace (April 24, 1799 – September 4, 1859) was the sixth governor of the US state of Indiana. The Panic of 1837 occurred just before his election and the previous administration, which he had been part of, had taken on a large public debt. During his term the state entered a severe financial crisis that crippled the state's internal improvement projects. He advocated several measures to delay the inevitable insolvency of the state. Because of his connection to the internal improvement platform, his party refused to nominate him to run for a second term. The situation continued to deteriorate rapidly and led to state bankruptcy in his successor's term. After his term as governor, he became a congressman, then chairman of the Indiana Whig party before becoming a state judge, a position he held until his death.