Background
Wallis was born in Aberdeenshire in 1825.
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James Wallis
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He received his education at the University of Aberdeen, from where he graduated with a Master of Arts in 1844.
Career
He went back for further study to become a medical missionary, and in 1863 was admitted as a member to the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He travelled to New Zealand in 1865 via Africa and Australia. In 1868, Wallis married Elizabeth Poole.
She was the daughter of a physician from Edinburgh.
Wallis represented the Auckland West electorate from 1877 to 1881, when he was defeated. He contested the 1890 election in the City of Auckland electorate.
Of seven candidates, he came second to last. Wallis was a strong supporter of women"s suffrage.
A resident of Grey Lynn, he died on 25 May 1912.
