Freeman Walker | |
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| United States Senator fromGeorgia | |
| In office November 6, 1819 – August 6, 1821 | |
| Preceded by | John Forsyth |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Ware |
| Member of theGeorgia House of Representatives | |
| In office 1807-1811 | |
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| Born | (1780-10-25)October 25, 1780 Charles City,Virginia |
| Died | September 23, 1827(1827-09-23) (aged 46) Augusta,Georgia |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Freeman Walker (October 25, 1780 – September 23, 1827) was aUnited States senator fromGeorgia. Born inCharles City, Virginia, he attended the common schools; in 1797, he moved toAugusta, Georgia.
Walkerstudied law, and was admitted to thebar in 1803, commencingpractice in Augusta. He was a member of theGeorgia House of Representatives from 1807 to 1811, and wasmayor of Augusta in 1818 and 1819. He was elected as aDemocratic-Republican to theU.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofJohn Forsyth, serving from November 6, 1819, to August 6, 1821, when he resigned. He was again mayor of Augusta in 1823. Walker died in Augusta in 1827; interment was in the Walker family cemetery.[1]
Freeman Walker's son was Confederate major generalWilliam H.T. Walker, who served in theAmerican Civil War.
"Freeman Walker" is a 2008 novel byDavid Allan Cates, and is also the name of the title character. There is no connection between this fictional character and the historical Walker, though the story is set in the South in the 19th century, and the use of the same name may have been a coincidence.
Walker County, Georgia, was named for Senator Walker.[2]
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