Harry Clay Walker (March 18, 1873 inBinghamton,Broome County, New York – November 2, 1932) was an American lawyer andpolitician fromNew York. He was thelieutenant governor of New York from 1919 to 1920.
He was the son of William J. Walker and Sarah Walker. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1894.
He was Mayor ofBinghamton from 1917 to 1918.
He was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1919 to 1920, elected on theDemocratic ticket with GovernorAl Smith in1918. In 1919, he was one of nine members appointed to the Labor Board, created by Governor Al Smith to intervene in labor conflicts, which mediated successfully in a few cases. In1920, he won the Democratic primary forU.S. Senator from New York defeatingGeorge R. Lunn, then Mayor ofSchenectady, but lost the election to the incumbentRepublicanJames W. Wadsworth Jr.
In 1926, he was appointed to the Central New York State Parks Commission. In 1928, he was Chairman of theTaconic State Park Commission.
From August 16, 1932, until his death, he was Grand Master of the Grand Encampment of theKnights Templar of theUnited States of America.
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| Preceded by Thomas J. Kreuzer | Democratic nominee forLieutenant Governor of New York 1918 | Succeeded by George R. Fitts |
| Preceded by | Democratic nominee forU.S. Senator fromNew York (Class 3) 1920 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of New York 1919–1920 | Succeeded by |
