Background
Walker, Platt Dickinson was born on October 25, 1849 in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. Son of Thomas D. and Mary Vance (Dickinson) Walker.
Walker, Platt Dickinson was born on October 25, 1849 in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. Son of Thomas D. and Mary Vance (Dickinson) Walker.
Student of University of North Carolina, 1865-1867. Bachelor of Laws, University of Virginia, 1869. (Doctor of Laws, Davidson, 1903, University of North Carolina, 1908).
Admitted to North Carolina bar and practiced at Rockingham.
Member North Carolina House of Representatives, 1874-1875.
Married Nettie Settle Covington, June 5, 1878.