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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsAmasa WALKER
(1799-1875)
WALKER, Amasa, a
Representative from Massachusetts; born in East Woodstock, Conn.,
May 4, 1799; moved with his parents to North Brookfield, Mass.;
attended the district school; in 1814 entered commercial life in
North Brookfield; in 1825 moved to Boston, where he engaged in
mercantile pursuits until 1840; delegate to the Democratic National
Convention in 1836; delegate to the first international peace
conference at London in 1843 and at Paris in 1849; lecturer on
political economy at Oberlin College, Ohio, 1842-1848; member of
the Massachusetts house of representatives in 1849; served in the
State senate in 1850; secretary of state of Massachusetts in 1851
and 1852; member of the State constitutional convention in 1853;
lecturer on political economy at Harvard University 1853-1860;
again a member of the State house of representatives in 1860;
elected as a Republican to the Thirty-seventh Congress to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Goldsmith F. Bailey and served from
December 1, 1862, to March 3, 1863; was not a candidate for
election to the Thirty-eighth Congress; lecturer on political
economy at Amherst College, Amherst, Mass., 1859-1869; author of
several books on political economy; died in North Brookfield,
Mass., October 29, 1875; interment in Maple Street Cemetery.
Bibliography
Mick, Laura A. “The Life of Amasa Walker.” Ph.D. diss.,
Ohio State University, 1940.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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