William A. Walker

William Adams Walker (born June 5, 1805 in New Hampshire , † December 18, 1861 in Irvington , New York ) was an American politician . Between 1853 and 1855 he represented the state of New York in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Adams Walker was born in New Hampshire about seven years before the outbreak of the British-American War . He attended community schools and Northampton Law School . He was admitted to the bar but never practiced. In 1832 he moved to New York City , where he became head teacher ( principal was appointed a public school). Between 1843 and 1847 he served as the county superintendent in community schools. In 1846 he sat on the Board of Aldermen . His re-election in the following year was unsuccessful. He served as Commissioner of Jurors until his election to Congress . Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party .

In the 1852 congressional elections for the 33rd Congress , Walker was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the seventh constituency of New York , where he succeeded Abraham P. Stephens on March 4, 1853 . Since he refused to run again in 1854 , he left the Congress after March 3, 1853.

Walker suffered another defeat in the election to the Board of Aldermen in 1857. He died on December 18, 1861 in Irvington and was then buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Tarrytown . At that time the civil war had been raging for about eight months.

Web links

• William A. Walker in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William A. Walker in the database of Find a Grave (English)