Background
Descended from a Roman Catholic family who had emigrated from Yorkshire in the late 1700s to Castlecomer, Company Kilkenny, Ireland, Walker attended the public schools in Dublin.
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William Walker
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One brother, John (1832–1901) was an architect and had been arrested in England for his Fenian activities in 1869. He started as a carpenter - cabinetmaker and became a contractor, builder, and owner of a lumberyard. And entered politics as a Democrat.
In 1902, he was appointed by Manhattan Borough President Jacob A. Cantor as Superintendent of Public Buildings.
In 1907, he was removed from office by Borough President John F. Ahearn, but was re-instated by order of the New York Supreme Court in 1909. He died on May 15, 1916, in the home which he built at 6 Saint Luke"s Place in Manhattan.
And was buried in the Roon – Walker family plot at Calvary Cemetery in Queens.
Membership
He was a member of the Board of Aldermen from 1887 to 1890. And a member of the New York State Assembly in 1892 (New York Company, 9th Doctorate) and 1893 (New York Company, 8th Doctorate).
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United States