David James Walker, PC

Queen's Privy Council for Canada

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 (May 10, 1905 – September 22, 1995) was a Canadian

Canada

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 politician.

Born in Toronto, Ontario, he was educated at Jarvis Collegiate Institute

Jarvis Collegiate Institute

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, the University of Toronto

University of Toronto

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 and Osgoode Hall Law School

Osgoode Hall Law School

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. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1931. He started his own law firm after serving four years as a special Crown prosecutor.

He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 for the Toronto riding of Rosedale

Toronto Centre

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 in the 1957 election

Canadian federal election, 1957

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 after first losing the 1953 election

Canadian federal election, 1953

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. A Progressive Conservative

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, he was re-elected in 1958

Canadian federal election, 1958

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 but was defeated in 1962

Canadian federal election, 1962

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. From 1957 to 1958, he was the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General. From 1959 to 1962, he was the Minister responsible for National Capital Commission, Minister responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, and Minister of Public Works in the cabinet of John Diefenbaker

John Diefenbaker

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.

A long time friend of John Diefenbaker, he was Diefenbaker's best man at his second wedding to Olive Diefenbaker

Olive Diefenbaker

Olive Evangeline Freeman Palmer Diefenbaker was the second wife of John George Diefenbaker, the 13th Prime Minister of Canada....

 in 1953. As well, he nominated Diefenbaker for leadership at the 1942 Winnipeg

Winnipeg

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 Progressive Conservative leadership convention and was his campaign manager in 1948. In 1963, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Toronto. He resigned in 1989.

Walker opposed Pierre Elliott Trudeau's proposed Senate reforms in 1969.

He published his memoirs Fun Along the Way: Memoirs of Dave Walker in 1989.

He was married to Elizabeth and had three children: David, Joyce and Diane.

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