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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsJoseph Henry WALKER
(1829-1907)
WALKER, Joseph Henry, a
Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., December
21, 1829; moved with his parents to Hopkinton in 1830 and to
Worcester, Mass., in 1843; attended the public schools; engaged in
the manufacture of boots and shoes; established the business of
manufacturing leather in Chicago, Ill., in 1868; member of the
common council of Worcester 1852-1854; served in the State house of
representatives in 1879, 1880, and 1887; elected as a Republican to
the Fifty-first and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4,
1889-March 3, 1899); chairman, Committee on Banking and Currency
(Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses); unsuccessful candidate
for reelection in 1898 to the Fifty-sixth Congress; resumed his
former business pursuits; died in Worcester, Mass., April 3, 1907;
interment in the Rural Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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