Background
Wallace, Tom was born on November 26, 1874 in Hurricane, Crittenden County, Kentucky, United States. Son of Tom and Mary Stuart (Dade) Wallace.
Wallace, Tom was born on November 26, 1874 in Hurricane, Crittenden County, Kentucky, United States. Son of Tom and Mary Stuart (Dade) Wallace.
Educated Sampson’s Academy, Shelbyville, Kentucky. Weaver’s Business College, Louisville. Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Virginia.
Master of Arts (honorary), University Louisville, 1937.
Doctor of Laws, Cumberland University, 1942. The Doctor of Letters, University Kentucky, 1954.
Successively with Louisville Times, Dispatch, Post, Herald, Courier Journal, Cincinnati Post, Saint Louis Republican, until 1905. Editorial writer and dramatic critic Courier Journal, 1905, until retirement of Mr. Watterson, except when on leave making tour around world as correspondent of America newspaper syndicate, 1909, and for same syndicate a trip to Portugal and Spain after overthrow of Braganza dynasty.
Associate editor Courier Journal until 1923.
Chief of editorial staff Louisville Times, 1923-1930, editor, 1930-1948, editor emeritus and columnist since 1948. Former member of advisory board National Park Service.
Appointed collaborator National Park Service, 1953. President Southern Forestry Congress, 1927.
Secretary, vice president American Planning and Civic Association (awarded citation 1952).
National president Izaak Walton League of America, 1946-1947 (awarded citation 1951). Chairman National Conference on State Parks. President Inter-American Press Association, 1950-1951.
Member American Society Newspaper. Member Society American Foresters, American Society Landscape Architects. Clubs: Pendennis, Arts, Filson (Louisville).
Member group of America editors visiting 8 European countries, 1927, at invitation of Carnegie Foundation, to examine into postwar conditions.
Married Augusta Graham French, February 23, 1910. Children: Augusta French (Mistress Edward Lyons), Henry French.