Bio of WALLIS, Frederick P. (b.1845 d.1922), Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical

Vol II, pg 711-712
FREDERICK P. WALLIS
In the passing of Frederick P. Wallis Minneapolis lost a representative and
highly esteemed citizen. He was born at Boston, Massachusetts, on the 27th of
September, 1845, a son of Paul Dean and Emeline P. (Pitts) Wallis, natives of
Massachusetts. Mr. Wallis is of English descent, a direct ancestor, Admiral
Prover Wallis, having been the oldest admiral in the English navy at the time of
his death.
In the acquirement of his education Frederick P. Wallis attended a private
school in Newton, Massachusetts. After putting his textbooks aside he engaged in
the whole­sale dry goods business in Boston and was traveling representative for
a large concern there for five years. At the termination of that time he came to
Wisconsin and located at Geneva, where he lived for a short time. Subsequently
he moved to Clinton, Wisconsin, and there made his initial step into the
carriage business. He engaged in the manufacture of buggies under the name of
the Wallis Buggy Company, and con­ducted that business for fifteen years,
achieving well merited success. He built up his trade by driving through the
country with a few buggies, making sales as he went along, and he also placed
some of them on exhibition at the Elkhorn county fair, where they received the
highest commendation. Selling out his business in Clinton, Mr. Wallis went to La
Crosse and for ten years he was active in business as head of the La Crosse
Wallis Carriage Company. In 1892 he came to Minneapolis and was in charge of the
Thompson Buggy Company's plant at St. Louis park for two years. Subsequently he
established the Wallis Carriage Company at Nos. 12 and 14 East Grant street, and
he remained there until building the new factory which is located at No. 1919
University avenue, Southeast. Throughout his business life Mr. Wallis made
quality his leading feature and he numbered among his patrons many of the
prominent citizens of this part of the country and the United States. As the
auto­mobile superseded the horse Mr. Wallis kept pace with the times and engaged
in the building of auto bodies. The products of his factory are known by their
quality and the business is one of the representative enterprises in the city
and state. Mr. Wallis died on the 19th of February, 1922, and his death came as
a severe shock to his family and many friends. No man was ever more respected
and no man ever more fully enjoyed the confidence of the people or more richly
deserved the esteem in which he was held.
In Maiden, Massachusetts, in 1868, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Wallis and
Miss Hannah C. Hill, a daughter of Aaron G. Hill of Maiden, a representative of
one of the old families of Massachusetts. Mrs. Wallis died on the 28th of
August, 1909. To the union of Mr. and Mrs. Wallis the following children were
born: Emeline Pitts, who is deceased, was the wife of True S. James; Frederick
H. married Miss Alda Wood of La Crosse, Wisconsin, and they are residing in Los
Angeles, California, where Mr. Wallis is a prominent architect; Charles Hill,
who married Miss Evelyn Batcheler, was associated in business with his father
for many years and his death occurred in 1914; and Helen M. is the wife of
Charles A. Woodward of Minneapolis.
Throughout his life Mr. Wallis gave his political allegiance to the republican
party and the principles for which it stands. Although he never sought nor
desired political preferment, he was essentially public-spirited and no movement
for the benefit of the community at large sought his aid in vain. Fraternally he
was identified with the Modern Woodmen of America and his religious faith was
manifest in his attend­ance upon the services of the Universalist church. He was
an active member of the Minneapolis Civic & Commerce Association and held
membership in the Manufacturers Association and the Automobile Association. Mr.
Wallis was sincerely devoted to his family and his greatest hobby was the
theatre. His was an earnest and consistent Christian life and he was faithful to
every trust.