Lew Wallace

Birthday: Apr 10, 1827 Date of death: Feb 15, 1905

Place of birth: Brookville, Indiana, USA

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Lewis "Lew" Wallace (April 10, 1827 – February 15, 1905) was an American lawyer, governor, Union general in the American Civil War, politician and author, best remembered for his historical novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.

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