Judge John Hoge Walker

1800 - 1875  (74 years)

• Name	John Hoge Walker  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Prefix	Judge
  Born	9 Feb 1800	East Pennsboro, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Graduated	Bef 1824  [2, 4, 5]
  	Washington College
  Occupation	Aft 1824	Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania   [2, 5, 6]
  	lawyer of great distinction
  	Though prominently identified with public affairs and always a man of strong and unconcealed political opinions, his greatest prominence was, undoubtedly, as a lawyer.  He was the leader of the Erie bar for more than a generation, and his legal fame was commensurate with the State limits.
  Occupation	1833-1835  [2, 5, 6]
  	member of the Pennsylvania Legislature
  	He was elected on the Anti-Masonic ticket, was made chairman of the Committe of Way and Means, and was a leader of his party in the House.
  Political	1849	Pennsylvania   [5]
  	elected to the State Senate
  Political	1873  [2, 5]
  	President of the State Constitutional Convention
  	He was elected as a delegate-at-large and was chosen president.
  Name	John Hoge Walker  [6]
  Occupation	Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania   [2]
  	judge of his circuit
  Died	25 Jan 1875	Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania   [1, 2, 4, 6]
  Person ID	I6072	If the Legends Are True...
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2012

  
  

  Father	John Walker,   b. 20 Jul 1754, East Pennsboro, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 26 Jul 1825  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Isabella McCormick,   b. 29 Dec 1759, East Pennsboro, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 7 Sep 1823  (Age 63 years)
  Married	15 May 1783
  Family ID	F2253	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Dudley Kelley,   b. 14 Apr 1811,   d. 8 Nov 1860, Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania  (Age 49 years)
  Married	3 May 1831  [1, 2, 5]
  Children	1. John W. Walker,   b. 19 Apr 1832,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Thomas McCormick Walker,   b. 4 Feb 1834,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Walker,   b. 4 Feb 1836,   d. Infant   4. Catherine D. Walker,   b. 4 Jan 1838,   d. 30 Dec 1862  (Age 24 years)   5. George W. Walker,   b. 26 Apr 1840,   d. 7 Aug 1871  (Age 31 years)   6. James Oliver Walker,   b. 13 Jun 1842,   d. 19 Apr 1844  (Age 1 years)   7. Isabella McCormick Walker,   b. 11 Feb 1845,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Quincy Adams Walker,   b. 15 Mar 1847,   d. 2 Feb 1865  (Age 17 years)   9. Mary Jane Walker,   b. 30 Oct 1849,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Harry Walker,   b. 15 Aug 1852,   d. 6 Apr 1879, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri  (Age 26 years)
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2008
  Family ID	F2291	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Walker → John Hoge

  
  

• Sources

  [S71] Hoge, Family of, James Hoge Tyler (compiler), (Greensboro, North Carolina: James Fulton Hoge, editor & publisher, 1927), page 28 (Reliability: 3). [S71] Hoge, Family of, James Hoge Tyler (compiler), (Greensboro, North Carolina: James Fulton Hoge, editor & publisher, 1927), page 34 (Reliability: 3). [S302] Pennsylvania Genealogies, William Henry Egle, (Harrisburg, Virginia: Lane S. Hart, 1886, 720 pages), page 637 (Reliability: 3). [S302] Pennsylvania Genealogies, William Henry Egle, (Harrisburg, Virginia: Lane S. Hart, 1886, 720 pages), page 638 (Reliability: 3). [S302] Pennsylvania Genealogies, William Henry Egle, (Harrisburg, Virginia: Lane S. Hart, 1886, 720 pages), page 639 (Reliability: 3). [S609] Washington & Jefferson College Catalogue, Washington and Jefferson College, (Cincinnati, Ohio: Elm Street Printing Company, 1889), page 278 (Reliability: 4).