David Frederick Wallace (January 7, 1900 – September 30, 1957) was an architect and brother of First Lady of the United States Bess Truman.
[3] Wallace worked as an architect for Kansas City, Missouri, real estate developer J.C. Nichols in the 1920s.
Construction of the new hospital was completed in 1930; however, Fred's drinking and general irresponsibility brought difficulty to the project and stress on his family.
Judge Truman was quoted as saying "The hospital is up at less cost than any similar institution in spite of my drunken brother-in-law, whom I had to employ on the job to keep peace in the family.
Wallace moved to Denver, Colorado, with his family in 1942, where his brother-in-law Harry Truman assisted in obtaining Fred a position as the regional manager for the War Production Board.
After the couple was married, Wallace brought his new wife to live in his family home at 219 North Delaware in Independence, Missouri.