George Wallace, Baron Wallace of Coslany

For other people named George Wallace, see George Wallace (disambiguation).

George Douglas Wallace, Baron Wallace of Coslany (18 April 1906 – 11 November 2003) was a British Labour Party politician.

The Right Honourable The Lord Wallace of Coslany
Member of Parliament for Norwich North
In office 15 October 1964 – 8 February 1974
Preceded by	John Paton
Succeeded by	David Ennals
Member of Parliament for Chislehurst
In office 26 July 1945 – 3 February 1950
Preceded by	Waldron Smithers
Succeeded by	Patricia Hornsby-Smith
Personal details
Born	George Douglas Wallace (1906-04-18)18 April 1906 Cheltenham, England
Died	11 November 2003(2003-11-11) (aged 97) Sidcup, Kent, England
Political party	Labour
Occupation	Politician

Wallace was born in Cheltenham and attended Cheltenham Central School. He became an office manager before volunteering to join the RAF in 1941, serving during World War II and rising to the rank of Sergeant.

He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Chislehurst in 1945 general election. In 1950, Wallace lost to Conservative Dame Patricia Hornsby-Smith by 167 votes. It was 14 years later in 1964 before he returned to Parliament, representing Norwich North. He retired from the House of Commons at the February 1974 election, and became a life peer as Baron Wallace of Coslany, of Coslany in the City of Norwich, on 17 January 1975.

Wallace served as a Lord-in-waiting from 1977 to 1979, and was a member of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission from 1970 to 1986.

Arms

Coat of arms of George Wallace, Baron Wallace of Coslany

Coronet A Coronet of a Baron Crest Statant within a Chaplet of Turkey Oak Vert a lion in train aspect Gules Head Mane and Tail Tufts Or supporting the Shaft of a Spear Gules Headed Or pendent therefrom on a Crossbar by a Cord Azure and Or a Gonfalon of the Arms Escutcheon Or a Turkey Oak Tree eradicated Vert in base a Portcullis chained orle-wise Azure on a Chief of the last a Representation of Norwich Castle Argent masoned proper its Portal Or closed by a Portcullis Azure all between in the flanks two Roses Gules barbed and seeded stalked and leaved proper Supporters Dexter: a Horse Argent ; Sinister: a Lion Or Head and Mane Gules, each rampant on a Hillock of two Grassy Mounds the innermost higher than the other both within a Circular Wall proper masoned Or growing from the dexter Hillock between two Double roses Argent upon Gules an Oak Sprig proper fructed Or and from the sinister Hillock between two like Oak Sprigs another Double Rose Argent upon Gules all three roses barbed seeded stalked and leaved proper Motto Usque Ad Finem (Right on to the end)

References

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
• Dalyell, Tam (19 November 2003). "Lord Wallace of Coslany". The Independent. London. Retrieved 20 June 2009.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Wallace