Robert Jarvis Cochran Walker
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Robert Jarvis Cochran Walker (October 20, 1838 – December 19, 1903) was a Republican
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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Robert Jarvis Cochran Walker was born near West Chester, Pennsylvania
. He attended school at East Hampton, Massachusetts, and Cambridge, Massachusetts
. He graduated from the law department of Harvard University
in 1858, was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in Philadelphia. He served as director of the first school district of Pennsylvania, and was twice elected to the council of Philadelphia. He purchased the Saturday Evening Post in 1874 and was its editor for a short time. He was engaged in the production of oil
. He moved to Williamsport, Pennsylvania
, in 1875 and engaged in land, lumber, and coal developments.
Walker was elected as a Republican to the Forty-seventh
Congress. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1882 but his name was presented by his friends. He returned to Philadelphia in 1890 and became a manufacturing chemist
. He died in Philadelphia in 1903. Interment in Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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...
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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Robert Jarvis Cochran Walker was born near West Chester, Pennsylvania
West Chester, Pennsylvania
The Borough of West Chester is the county seat of Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 18,461 at the 2010 census.Valley Forge, the Brandywine Battlefield, Longwood Gardens, Marsh Creek State Park, and other historical attractions are near West Chester...
. He attended school at East Hampton, Massachusetts, and Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
. He graduated from the law department of Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1858, was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in Philadelphia. He served as director of the first school district of Pennsylvania, and was twice elected to the council of Philadelphia. He purchased the Saturday Evening Post in 1874 and was its editor for a short time. He was engaged in the production of oil
Oil
An oil is any substance that is liquid at ambient temperatures and does not mix with water but may mix with other oils and organic solvents. This general definition includes vegetable oils, volatile essential oils, petrochemical oils, and synthetic oils....
. He moved to Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Williamsport is a city in and the county seat of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania in the United States. In 2009, the population was estimated at 29,304...
, in 1875 and engaged in land, lumber, and coal developments.
Walker was elected as a Republican to the Forty-seventh
47th United States Congress
The Forty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1881 to March 4, 1883, during the administration...
Congress. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1882 but his name was presented by his friends. He returned to Philadelphia in 1890 and became a manufacturing chemist
Chemist
A chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
. He died in Philadelphia in 1903. Interment in Laurel Hill Cemetery.