Severn Teackle Wallis

Severn Teackle Wallis

Severn Teackle Wallis, (1816-94) was an American lawyer, born in Baltimore, Md. He graduated from St. Mary's College in 1832 and was admitted to the bar in 1837.

In 1849 he was sent to Spain by the United States government to investigate the titles to certain public lands in Florida. In 1861 he was elected to the Maryland Legislature, where, as leader of the faction opposed to the Civil War, he incurred the displeasure of the Federal authorities and was arrested and imprisoned. He was released from prison in 1862. In 1870, he was chosen provost of the University of Maryland. A statue in his likeness stands in Mount Vernon Square in Baltimore, Maryland.

His writings include:
* "Glimpses of Spain", (1849)
* "Spain: Her Institutions, Politics, and Public Men", (1853)
* "Discourse on the Life and Character of George Peabody", (1870)


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