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Walker, Robert H

merchant, lawyer, legislator, was born April 18, 1849, in Dadeville, Ala. During 1871-83 he was a successful merchant of Columbia, Ala., and since 1884 has attained eminence as a lawyer, having the largest and most varied practice in the state. From 1880 to 1886 he was captain of the Columbia Blues, state troops, of which he was the organizer. He afterward served as mayor of Columbia for two years; and for four years served with distinction in the Alabama state senate.

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