Joseph H. Walker
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Joseph Henry Walker was a member of the United States House of Representatives
from Massachusetts
. He was born in Boston on December 21, 1829. He moved with his parents to Hopkinton
and to Worcester
. He attended the public schools and engaged in the manufacture of boots and shoes. He was a member of the common council of Worcester 1852-1854;
Walker established the business of manufacturing leather in Chicago, Illinois in 1868.
He served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
, and was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-first and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1889-March 3, 1899). He served as Chairman of the Committee on Banking and Currency (Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses). He unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1898 to the Fifty-sixth Congress. Walker resumed his former business pursuits, and died in Worcester on April 3, 1907. His interment was in the Rural 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 Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. He was born in Boston on December 21, 1829. He moved with his parents to Hopkinton
Hopkinton, Massachusetts
Hopkinton is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, just under 30 miles west and south of Boston. The town is best known as the starting point of the Boston Marathon, held annually on Patriots' Day in April, and as the home of computer storage firm EMC Corporation.For geographic and demographic...
and to Worcester
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....
. He attended the public schools and engaged in the manufacture of boots and shoes. He was a member of the common council of Worcester 1852-1854;
Walker established the business of manufacturing leather in Chicago, Illinois in 1868.
He served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...
, and was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Fifty-first and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1889-March 3, 1899). He served as Chairman of the Committee on Banking and Currency (Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses). He unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1898 to the Fifty-sixth Congress. Walker resumed his former business pursuits, and died in Worcester on April 3, 1907. His interment was in the Rural Cemetery.