Joseph Walker was a U.S. lawyer and politician who served as the

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from 1909 to 1911.

Early life

Walker was born on July 13, 1865, in

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, to

Joseph H. Walker Joseph Henry Walker (December 21, 1829 – April 3, 1907) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Worcester, Massachusetts. Early life He was born in Boston on December 21, 1829. He moved with his parents to Hopkint ...

and Hannah M. (Kelly) Walker. His father was a member of the

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from 1889 to 1899. Walker earned degrees from

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, and

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. He was admitted to the Suffolk County bar in 1889.

Politics

Walker was a member of the

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School Committee from 1897 to 1903. He also served on the Town Committee and was a Republican State Committeeman. In 1904 Walker was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He served as chairman of the House Rules, Ways, and Means Committee, the special State Accounts Committee, and the Railroads Committee. In 1909 he was elected Speaker of the House. Walker was a candidate for

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in 1911, but lost the Republican nomination to

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. He ran again in 1912, but lost in the general election to Governor

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. He ran a third time in 1914 as a member of the Progressive Party. He finished in third place with 7.02% of the vote.

Death

Walker died on November 26, 1941, at the Phillips House of the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Joseph H. 1865 births 1941 deaths Brown University alumni Harvard Law School alumni Phillips Exeter Academy alumni Politicians from Brookline, Massachusetts Politicians from Worcester, Massachusetts Speakers of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Massachusetts lawyers Republican Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Massachusetts Progressives (1912) Harvard College alumni 20th-century members of the Massachusetts General Court

Early life

Politics

Death

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