Freeman Walker

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Freeman Walker

Freeman Walker (* 25. October 1780 in Charles City , Charles City County , Virginia ; †  23. September 1827 in Augusta , Georgia ) was an American politician ( Democratic-Republican Party ), of the state of Georgia in the US Senate took .

Freeman Walker trained in Virginia public schools and moved to Augusta, Georgia in 1797. There he studied law , was admitted to the bar in 1803 and finally began to practice as a lawyer.

In 1807 his political career began with membership in the Georgia House of Representatives , where he remained until 1811. Between 1818 and 1819 he was mayor of Augusta. Eventually Walker, who was a member of the Democratic Republicans , was elected to succeed John Forsyth , who was appointed envoy of the United States to Spain and then resigned, to the US Senate in Washington , to which he was a member from November 6, 1819 to August 6, 1821; that day he in turn resigned and returned to Georgia. In 1823 he became mayor of Augusta again, where he died four years later.

According to him, Walker County named in Georgia.

Web links

  • Freeman Walker in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Walker, Freeman
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 25, 1780
PLACE OF BIRTH Charles City , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH September 23, 1827
Place of death Augusta , Georgia