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Wallace, Alexander
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Alexander Robert Wallace was born in Buffalo, New York and naturalized as a Canadian citizen in Alberta in 1905. He grew up in Prescott, Ontario. Later, he lived in Gleichen, Alberta as a successful rancher. He lived there until around 1916-1917. In 1917, he opened the Wallace Drug Company in Peace River, Alberta with business partner and pharmacist, Samuel Hanna. In 1918, the store became the Hanna Drug Company, though Wallace still owned half of the company. He was a mason, a member of Peace River's town council and the local Exhibition Association. His mother was Cathrine Wallace and he had two brothers, Dave and George. He passed away May 29, 1938.
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