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Walke, Henry – Walker, Francis

Walke, Henry

naval officer, author, was born Dec. 24, 1808, in Princess Ann county, Va. He was a naval officer appointed rear-admiral in 1870; and the author of Naval Scenes and Reminiscences of the Civil War. He died in 1896.

Walker, Benjamin

merchant, soldier, congressman, was born in 1753 in England. He was a representative in congress from New York from 1801 to 1803. He died Jan. 13, 1818, in Utica, N. Y.

Walker, Charles C. B

congressman, was born June 27,1824, in Drewsville, N. H. He was postmaster of Corning, N.

Y., from 1856 to 1860; and was an assistant quartermaster-general at Elmira in 1861. In 1874 he was elected a representative from New York to the forty-fourth congress as a democrat.

Walker, Charles Manning

journalist, author, was born Dec. 25, 1834, in Athens, Ohio. He is a journalist of Indianapolis; and the author of History of Athens County, Ohio; First Settlement of Ohio at Marietta; and Lives of Oliver Martin and Alvin Hovey.

Walker, Cornelius

educator, clergyman, author, was born June 12, 1819, near Richmond, Va. He is an episcopal clergyman, professor in the Virginia Theological seminary from 1866; and the author of Sorrowing Not Without Hope; Outlines of Christian Theology; and Lectüres on Christian Ethics.

Walker, David

congressman. He was a representative in congress from Kentucky from 1817 to 1820. He died March 1, 1820.

Walker, David S

governor. He was governor of Florida from 1866 to 1868.

Walker, Edward Dwight

journalist, author, was born in 1859 in Long Island. He was a journalist and writer of New York city; and the author of Reincarnation, a Study of Forgotten Truth. He died in 1890.

Walker, Edwin Sawyer

clergyman, author, was born Aug. 11, 1838, in Whiting, Vt. He has filled important pastorates in the baptist church; and is the author of The Story of My Ancestors; A History of the Springfield Baptist Association; and other works.

Walker, Elias Milburn

farmer, poet, was born Jan. 31, 1842, in Scottsville, Ill. He is a successful farmer of Mulberry, Kan.; has contributed extensively to the periodical press; and his poems have been given a place in several standard collections.

Walker, Felix

soldier, state legislator, congressman, was born July 19,1753, in Hampshire county, Va. He settled in Tryon county, N. C.; and was for many years in the state legislature. He was a representative in congress from North Carolina from 1817 to 1823. He died in 1830 in Mississippi.

Walker, Francis

congressman. He was a representative in congress from Virginia from 1793 to 1795.