Judge John Hoge Walker b. 9 Feb 1800 East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania d. 25 Jan 1875 Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania: If the Legends Are True...

1800 - 1875 (74 years)

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Name	John Hoge Walker [1, 2, 3, 4]
Prefix	Judge
Born	9 Feb 1800	East Pennsboro Township, 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 Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania , d. 26 Jul 1825 (Age 71 years)
Mother	Isabella McCormick, b. 29 Dec 1759, East Pennsboro Township, 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

Reference If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "Judge John Hoge Walker" (accessed January 24, 2021) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I6072&tree=Legends.

Sources

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