Richard Wilde Walker

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Richard Wilde Walker (born February 16, 1823 in Huntsville , Alabama , † June 16, 1874 there ) was an American politician and delegate of the Confederate States of America .

Career

Richard Wilde Walker, son of John Williams Walker and Matilda Pope, was born in Huntsville on February 16, 1823. He studied law and did his Bachelor of Laws . He was then admitted to the bar in Alabama. He was later elected to the Alabama House of Representatives , where he worked from 1851 to 1855. Some time later, in 1859, he served as an associate judge on the Alabama Supreme Court .

As tension, and thereby the division over the slavery issue, grew between the northern and southern United States, Walker became active in the formation of the Confederate States of America. He represented the state of Alabama, which was split off on January 11, 1861, in the provisional Confederate Congress between 1861 and 1862. He also represented the state of Alabama from 1864 to 1865 as a Senator of the Confederate States .

Richard Wilde Walker died on June 16, 1874 in Huntsville. He was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville.

family

Richard Wilde's grandfather was LeRoy Pope , founder of Huntsville. His father, John Williams Walker, was a US Senator for Alabama. Richard also had two brothers, Percy Walker and Leroy Pope Walker . His brother Percy represented the state of Alabama in the US House of Representatives, while his brother Leroy was the Confederate States' first Secretary of War. Richard also had a son, Richard Wilde Walker, Jr. He was a judge on the Alabama Supreme Court and later on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit .

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