WALKER (Soundex
W426)
— See also
ALKER,
CALKERINOS,
CHALKER,
STALKER,
VANDEWALKER,
WACKER,
WALAKER,
WALCHER,
WALK,
WALKE,
WALKENHORST,
WALKERMAN,
WALKES,
WALSER,
WELCKER,
WELKER,
WILKER.
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Walker, C. B. —
of Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1880.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, C. H. —
of Frostburg, Allegany
County, Md.
Postmaster at Frostburg,
Md., 1879-87.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, C. H. —
of Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Alabama, 1896.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, C. H. —
of Alabama.
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama 10th District, 1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, C. Harding —
Democrat. Delegate
to Virginia state constitutional convention from Northumberland &
Westmoreland counties, 1901-02; member of Virginia
state senate 34th District, 1904-19.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, Calvin D. —
of Concordia, Cloud
County, Kan.
Mayor
of Concordia, Kan., 1955-56, 1957-58.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, Carl, Jr. —
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, 1980-81.
Still living as of 1981.
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Walker, Caroll —
of Frankfort, Marshall
County, Kan.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1924.
Burial location unknown.
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| Walker, Cas
See Caswell Walker |
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Walker, Caswell
(1903-1998) —
also known as Cas Walker —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Sevier
County, Tenn., March
23, 1903.
Grocery store
owner; newspaper
publisher; radio show
host; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1946, 1959.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., September
28, 1998 (age 95 years, 189
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Walker, Cecilia —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Walker, Champ —
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Georgia 12th District, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
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Walker, Charles —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Postmaster at Concord,
N.H., 1802-04.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, Charles —
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, 1839-40.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, Charles —
of Otsego
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Otsego County, 1840.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, Charles
(1837-1898) —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born September
26, 1837.
Democrat. Mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1885-86; postmaster at Lewiston,
Maine, 1887-91, 1895-98.
Died June 7,
1898 (age 60 years, 254
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine.
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Walker, Charles —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 21st District,
1954.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, Charles A. —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 33rd District, 1986.
Still living as of 1986.
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Walker, Charles Christopher Brainerd
(1824-1888) —
also known as Charles C. B. Walker —
of Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Drewsville, Walpole, Cheshire
County, N.H., June 27,
1824.
Democrat. Contractor;
lumber
and hardware
merchant; postmaster at Corning,
N.Y., 1856-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1860,
1872;
U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1875-77; New York
Democratic state chair, 1886-87.
Died in Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y., January
26, 1888 (age 63 years, 213
days).
Interment at Palmyra
Cemetery, Palmyra, N.Y.
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Walker, Charles E. —
of Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state senate 27th District, 1892-93.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, Charles I. —
of Michigan.
Circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1867-68.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, Charles J. —
Member of Missouri
state senate 10th District, 1899-1906.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, Charles J. —
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, Charles M. —
of Plymouth, Marshall
County, Ind.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, Charles M. —
of Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Kanawha
County Prosecuting Attorney.
Still living as of 1961.
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Walker, Charles Munson —
also known as Charles M. Walker —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Republican. Candidate for mayor
of New Haven, Conn., 1923.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, Charles P. —
of Manhattan Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Mayor
of Manhattan Beach, Calif., 1955.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, Charles T. —
of Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,
1908
(alternate), 1912,
1916.
African
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, Charles W. —
of Monroe
County, N.Y.
Prohibition candidate for New York
state assembly from Monroe County 1st District, 1914.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, Charles W. —
of Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1996,
2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Walker, Christine —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Progressive. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, Chuck (b. 1955) —
of Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz
County, Calif.
Born in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
15, 1955.
Republican. Candidate for Governor of
California, 2003.
Still living as of 2003.
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Walker, Clara F. —
of Blairstown, Warren
County, N.J.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1952,
1956.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, Clarence R. —
of California.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, Clayton —
of Brookings, Brookings
County, S.Dak.
Democrat. Candidate for South
Dakota state house of representatives 7th District, 2010.
Still living as of 2010.
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Walker, Cliff —
of Bessemer, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Alabama, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Walker, Clifford Mitchell
(1877-1954) —
also known as Clifford M. Walker —
of Monroe, Walton
County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Monroe, Walton
County, Ga., July 4,
1877.
Democrat. Mayor, Monroe, Ga., 1902-04; board chairman, Bank of
Monroe; Georgia
state attorney general, 1915-20; Governor of
Georgia, 1923-27; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Georgia, 1928.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Ku Klux
Klan; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Monroe, Walton
County, Ga., November
9, 1954 (age 77 years, 128
days).
Interment at Old
Baptist Cemetery, Near Monroe, Walton County, Ga.
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Walker, Cora T. (born
c.1925) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1925.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state senate 21st District, 1958; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1972.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 1972.
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Walker, Curtis L. —
of Grass Valley, Nevada
County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Walker, Cyrus A. —
of Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 2nd
District; elected 1910.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, Cyrus H. —
of Linn
County, Ore.
Candidate for Presidential Elector for Oregon.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, D. —
of Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss.
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1854.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, D. A. —
Justice
of Georgia state supreme court, 1866-68.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, D. A. —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Texas, 1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, D. Arthur —
of Arkansas City, Cowley
County, Kan.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,
1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, D. C. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1888.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, Dan —
of Torrance, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Mayor
of Torrance, Calif.; elected 2002; defeated, 2006.
Still living as of 2006.
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Walker, Daniel —
of Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Montgomery County, 1802-03.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, Daniel —
of North Gage, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 4th District, 1855, 1873;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1872.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, Daniel —
U.S. Consular Agent in Antioch, as of 1888.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, Daniel —
U.S. Consular Agent in Alexandretta, as of 1896-97.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, Daniel (b. 1922) —
of Deerfield, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Washington,
D.C., August
6, 1922.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the U.S. Navy
during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
administrative assistant to Gov. Adlai
E. Stevenson, 1952; Governor of
Illinois, 1973-77.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Society for International Law; Order of
the Coif.
Still living as of 2014.
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Walker, Daniel E. —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, Darnell, Sr. —
of Texas.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Walker, David (d. 1820) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Brunswick
County, Va.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1793-96; served in the U.S. Army
during the War of 1812; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1817-20; died in
office 1820.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 1,
1820.
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Walker, David (d. 1831) —
of Pennsylvania.
U.S. Consul in Glasgow, 1824-31, died in office 1831.
Died in Glasgow, Scotland,
1831.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, David —
Whig. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas at-large, 1844.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, David —
of Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill.
Mayor
of Ottawa, Ill., 1860-61.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, David —
Candidate for Presidential Elector for Iowa.
Still living as of 1972.
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Walker, David Allen —
of North Carolina.
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
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Walker, David Allen —
also known as David A. Walker —
of near Clendenin, Clay
County, W.Va.; Procious, Clay
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates 33rd District.
Still living as of 2012.
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Walker, David M. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1948,
1952
(alternate), 1964
(alternate).
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, David Shelby
(1815-1891) —
also known as David S. Walker —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Logan
County, Ky., May 2,
1815.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Tallahassee, Fla., 1852; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1860-65; Governor of
Florida, 1865-68; defeated (American), 1856; circuit judge in
Florida, 1878-91.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., July 20,
1891 (age 76 years, 79
days).
Interment at St.
John's Episcopal Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Relatives: Son
of David Walker; married to Philoclea Alston
(sister of Augustus
A. Alston; niece of Willis
Alston); father of Courtney Walker (who married Robert
Spratt Cockrell) and David Shelby Walker
Jr.; nephew of George
Walker; uncle of James
David Walker; first cousin twice removed of Howell
Lewis; second cousin once removed of Meriwether
Lewis; second cousin twice removed of George
Washington, John
Walker and Francis
Walker; second cousin thrice removed of George
Madison; third cousin of Howell
Cobb (1772-1818); third cousin once removed of Robert
Brooke, Bushrod
Washington, Howell
Cobb (1815-1868) and Thomas
Reade Rootes Cobb; third cousin twice removed of James
Madison, William
Taylor Madison and Clement
F. Dorsey; fourth cousin of John
Thornton Augustine Washington, Francis
Taliaferro Helm and Thomas
Walker Gilmer; fourth cousin once removed of Andrew
Dorsey, Charles
John Helm, Thomas
Leonidas Crittenden and Hubbard
Dozier Helm. |
| | Political family: Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg
family of Virginia (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | The David S. Walker Library,
in Tallahassee,
Florida, is named for
him. |
| | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Walker, David Shelby, Jr.
(1846-1889) —
also known as David S. Walker, Jr. —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Leon
County, Fla., October
10, 1846.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; mayor
of Tallahassee, Fla., 1875, 1878-79; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1883; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention, 1885; member of Florida
state senate, 1887.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., December
6, 1889 (age 43 years, 57
days).
Interment at St.
John's Episcopal Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Walker, David W. —
Socialist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, Dean C. —
Conservative. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 32nd District, 1986.
Still living as of 1986.
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Walker, Dean H. —
of Independence, Polk
County, Ore.
Member of Oregon
state senate 9th District, 1935.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, Deane E. —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1951.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, De Costa —
of Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arkansas, 1912,
1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, Dee —
of Texas City, Galveston
County, Tex.
Candidate for mayor
of Texas City, Tex., 1940.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, DeWitt C. —
of Michigan.
Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850.
Burial location unknown.
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| Walker,
Dick See R.
L. Walker |
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Walker, Dick —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
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Walker, Dixie —
Candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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| Walker, Doc
See Norman
R. Walker |
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Walker, Donald C. —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oregon, 1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, Donald L. —
of Corvallis, Benton
County, Ore.
Mayor
of Corvallis, Ore., 1975-77.
Still living as of 1977.
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| Walker,
Donna See Donna
Walker Mancini |
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Walker, Dorothy —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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Walker, Dorothy —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1984,
1988.
Female.
Still living as of 1988.
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Walker, Doug —
of Osawatomie, Miami
County, Kan.
Democrat. Candidate for Kansas
state senate 12th District, 2000; chair of
Miami County Democratic Party, 2011.
Still living as of 2011.
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Walker, Dow —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon,
1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, Dublin J. (born
c.1837) —
of Chester
County, S.C.
Born in South Carolina, about 1837.
Republican. Chester
County School Commissioner, 1870-74; member of South
Carolina state senate from Chester County, 1874-77; indicted
in 1875 for issuing fraudulent
teacher pay certificates; convicted
in September 1875; sentenced
to 12 months in prison; Gov. Daniel
H. Chamberlain commuted his sentence, then granted him a full
pardon; arrested
in April 1877 on the same charge, and resigned
from the Senate.
African
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Walker, Dwight —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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