Charles Arthur Walker (c.1790 – 29 October 1873) was an Irish Member of Parliament. Walker was born into a Protestant family at Tykillen, in

County Wexford County Wexford () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. Named after the town of Wexford, it was ba ...

. He studied law at

Trinity College, Dublin Trinity College Dublin (), officially titled The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, and legally incorporated as Trinity College, the University of Dublin (TCD), is the sole constituent college of the Univ ...

, but was not called to the bar. He was a deputy-lieutenant of the county, but later stated that he had initially avoided taking other public offices as he was "of retired habits", and preferred to spend his time on country pursuits. Walker stood in Wexford Borough for the Irish Repeal Association at the 1831 UK general election, and was elected. However, he stated that he would only vote for a repeal of the Act of Union if injustices around ballots and poor laws were perpetuated. Walker held his seat until he stood down at the 1841 UK general election. He died in 1873, still living at Tykillen.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Charles Arthur Year of birth unknown 1873 deaths Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Irish Repeal Association MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Wexford constituencies (1801–1922) People from County Wexford UK MPs 1831–1832 UK MPs 1832–1835 UK MPs 1835–1837 UK MPs 1837–1841