Lewis L. Walker | |
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 A portrait of Walker in 1910 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromKentucky's8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lewis Leavell Walker (1873-02-15)February 15, 1873 |
| Died | June 30, 1944(1944-06-30) (aged 71) |
| Resting place | Lancaster Cemetery |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Central University (nowEastern Kentucky University) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Lewis Leavell Walker (February 15, 1873 – June 30, 1944) was aU.S. Representative fromKentucky.
Born inLancaster, Kentucky, Walker attended Lancaster Academy,Garrard College inLancaster, Kentucky, andCentral University,Richmond, Kentucky.He studied law.He wasadmitted to the bar in 1894 and commenced practice inLancaster, Kentucky.He also engaged in banking.He served as prosecuting attorney of Garrard County in 1901.Walker served as city attorney of Lancaster 1907–1910.He served as trustee of theUniversity of Kentucky, atLexington, Kentucky from 1908 to 1915.He served as judge of the 13th judicial district of Kentucky in 1910 and 1911.
Walker was elected as aRepublican to theSeventy-first Congress (March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931).He was not a candidate for renomination in 1930. Walker was preceded and succeeded in his congressional seat by the same person, DemocratRalph Waldo Emerson Gilbert.
Walker continued the practice of law inLancaster, Kentucky, until his death there on June 30, 1944.He was interred in Lancaster Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | U.S. Representative, Kentucky 8th District March 4, 1929-March 3, 1931 | Succeeded by |
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
