Wallace M. Alexander

Wallace M. Alexander
Born	November 10, 1869 Maui, Hawaii
Died	November 22, 1939 Honolulu, Hawaii
Education	Yale University
Occupation	Businessman, philanthropist
Political party	Republican Party
Spouse(s)	Mary S. Baker
Parent(s)	Samuel Thomas Alexander Martha E. (Cooke) Alexander
Relatives	William Patterson Alexander (paternal grandfather) Amos Starr Cooke (maternal grandfather)

Wallace M. Alexander (1869–1939) was an American heir, businessman and philanthropist.

Wallace McKinney Alexander was born on November 10, 1869 in Maui, Hawaii. His father, Samuel Thomas Alexander, His mother was Martha E. (Cooke) Alexander. His paternal grandfather, William Patterson Alexander, was a missionary in Hawaii. His maternal grandfather, Amos Starr Cooke, was a Hawaii missionary and founder of the Castle & Cooke company.

Alexander grew up in Oakland, California and was educated at the Phillips Andover Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. He graduated from Yale University in 1892.

He owned sugarcane plantations as well as sugar refining factories in Hawaii. He served on the Board of Directors of Alexander and Baldwin. He also served as the Vice President of the Matson Navigation Company and the Honolulu Oil Corporation.

He served as President of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. He was also a powerbroker in the Republican Party of San Francisco. In 1928, he suggested prohibiting mutual immigration between the United States and Japan; the idea was rejected by Japan.

He served on the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He was also a member of the Japan Society of San Francisco and a co-founder of the Institute of Pacific Relations. Additionally, he supported the Boy Scouts of America.

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