Joseph Henry Walker | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts | |
| In office March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1899 | |
| Preceded by | John E. Russell |
| Succeeded by | John R. Thayer |
| Constituency | 10th district (1889–93) 3rd district (1893–99) |
| Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1879–1880 1887 | |
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| Born | December 21, 1829 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | April 3, 1907(1907-04-03) (aged 77) Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Children | Joseph H. Walker[1] |
Joseph Henry Walker (December 21, 1829 – April 3, 1907) was a member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromWorcester,Massachusetts.
He was born inBoston on December 21, 1829. He moved with his parents toHopkinton and toWorcester. He attended the public schools and engaged in the manufacture of boots and shoes. He was a member of the common council of Worcester 1852–1854;Walker established the business of manufacturing leather inChicago, Illinois in 1868.
He served in theMassachusetts House of Representatives, and was elected as aRepublican to the Fifty-first and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1899). He served as chairman of theCommittee on Banking and Currency (Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1898 to the Fifty-sixth Congress.
Walker resumed his former business pursuits, and died in Worcester on April 3, 1907. His interment was in theRural Cemetery. Walker Hall atWorcester Academy is named in his honor for service to the Academy, where he served for 35 years as second president of the board of Trustees and as a devoted benefactor. The Academy owns a large painting of Walker by noted American portrait painterEdwin Tryon Billings. That painting hangs in Walker Hall. A marble bust of Walker, created by famous American sculptorRandolph Rogers, is also on display in the Academy's Alumni House.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 10th congressional district March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 3rd congressional district March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1899 | Succeeded by |
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