Name | Robert John Walker [1, 2, 3, 4] | |
Alt. Birth | 1801 | Northumberland County, Pennsylvania ![]() |
Alt. Birth | 19 Jul 1801 | Northumberland, Pennsylvania ![]() |
Born | 23 Jul 1801 | Northumberland County, Pennsylvania ![]() |
Gender | Male | |
Graduated | 1819 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ![]() |
the University of Pennsylvania | ||
Biographical | 1821 | Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania ![]() |
was admitted to the bar | ||
Occupation | 1822 | Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania ![]() |
commenced practice | ||
Biographical | 1824 [1] | |
nominated Andrew Jackson for U.S. President at the Pennsylvania Democratic Convention | ||
Residence | 1826 | Natchez, Adams, Mississippi ![]() |
Biographical | 1837 [1] | |
introduced and put through the Senate a resolution calling for recognition of the independence of Texas | ||
Political | 1841 [1] | |
credited with the passage of the permanent preemption law | ||
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Biographical | 1844 [1] | |
circulated the pamphlet "The South In Danger" which characterized Whigs as anti-slavery | ||
Political | 1844 | Washington, District of Columbia ![]() |
head of the Democratic Campaign Committee | ||
Biographical | 1845 [1] | |
drafted the compromise resolutions which finally broke the deadlock in the Senate over annexation of Texas | ||
Political | 4 Mar 1835-5 Mar 1845 [1, 4, 5, 6] | |
Senator from Mississippi | ||
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Political | 1849 [1] | |
mainly responsible for the creation of the Department of the Interior | ||
Political | 1845-1849 [1, 4, 5, 6] | |
Secretary of the Treasury under President Polk | ||
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Occupation | 1853 [6] | |
declined the mission to China tendered by President Franklin Pierce | ||
Political | Apr 1857-Dec 1857 [1, 5, 6] | |
Governor of the Territory of Kansas | ||
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Political | 1863-1864 [1, 4, 6] | |
United States financial agent to Europe | ||
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Occupation | 1862-1864 [1] | |
proprietor (with F.P. Stanton) and contributor to the "Continental Monthly" | ||
Political | 1864-1865 | Montreal, , Québec, Canada ![]() |
concerned with the peace parleys | ||
Died | 11 Nov 1869 | Washington, District of Columbia ![]() |
Alt. Death | 11 Nov 1898 | Washington, District of Columbia ![]() |
Biographical | visited Scotland and traced his Duncan ancestry to Perthshire [4] | |
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Political | a Unionist during the Civil War [1] | |
Name | Robert J. Walker [1, 5, 6, 7] | |
Occupation | Mississippi ![]() |
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Governor of | ||
Occupation | investor for a great Western Railroad route [4] | |
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Buried | Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia ![]() |
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Person ID | I6097 | If the Legends Are True... |
Last Modified | 17 Jan 2018 |
Father | Judge Jonathan Walker, b. 20 Jul 1754, Hogestown, Cumberland, Pennsylvania ![]() ![]() | |
Mother | Lucretia Duncan, d. 1798 | |
Married | 1790 | |
Family ID | F2256 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family | Mary Blechenden Bache, b. 14 Jan 1808, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||
Married | 4 Apr 1825 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ![]() |
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Biographical | had eight children [1] | |||||||||||
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Last Modified | 1 Jun 2008 | |||||||||||
Family ID | F2312 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Photos | ![]() | Walker → Robert John Governor of Mississippi, Senator from Mississippi, Secretary of The Treasury, Governor of Kansas, |
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Reference | If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "Robert John Walker" (accessed March 3, 2021) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I6097&tree=Legends. |
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