James P. Walker
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James Peter Walker was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
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Born near Memphis, Tennessee
, Walker attended the public schools and the boys' college at Durhamville, Tennessee
.
He was employed in early youth as a clerk in a country store.
He moved to Missouri in 1867 and settled near Kennett, Dunklin County.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He moved to Point Pleasant, New Madrid County, in 1871 and engaged in transportation on the Mississippi River.
He engaged in the dry-goods business at Dexter, Missouri
, in 1876, and later, in 1882, in the buying and selling of grain.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1880.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for Congress in 1884.
Walker was elected as a Democrat
to the Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses and served from March 4, 1887, until his death.
Had been unanimously nominated as the Democratic candidate for reelection to the Fifty-second Congress on the day of his death.
He died July 19, 1890, in Dexter, Missouri
.
He was interred in Dexter Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
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Born near Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
, Walker attended the public schools and the boys' college at Durhamville, Tennessee
Durhamville, Tennessee
Durhamville is a rural unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States. Durhamville is the second oldest town in Lauderdale County. It was founded by Colonel Thomas Durham in 1829 or 1830...
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He was employed in early youth as a clerk in a country store.
He moved to Missouri in 1867 and settled near Kennett, Dunklin County.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He moved to Point Pleasant, New Madrid County, in 1871 and engaged in transportation on the Mississippi River.
He engaged in the dry-goods business at Dexter, Missouri
Dexter, Missouri
-Government:* Mayor: Joe Weber* City Administrator: Mark Stidham* Aldermen:* Ward 1: Jerry Corder, Terry Battles* Ward 2: Kent Essner, Rick Hux* Ward 3: Ray Pixley, John "Kirby" Taylor-Notable residents:* George K. Sisler, Medal of Honor recipient...
, in 1876, and later, in 1882, in the buying and selling of grain.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1880.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for Congress in 1884.
Walker was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses and served from March 4, 1887, until his death.
Had been unanimously nominated as the Democratic candidate for reelection to the Fifty-second Congress on the day of his death.
He died July 19, 1890, in Dexter, Missouri
Dexter, Missouri
-Government:* Mayor: Joe Weber* City Administrator: Mark Stidham* Aldermen:* Ward 1: Jerry Corder, Terry Battles* Ward 2: Kent Essner, Rick Hux* Ward 3: Ray Pixley, John "Kirby" Taylor-Notable residents:* George K. Sisler, Medal of Honor recipient...
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He was interred in Dexter Cemetery.