Charles C. B. Walker

      Charles Christopher Brainerd Walker (June 27, 1824 - January 26, 1888) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

      Born in Drewsville, New Hampshire, near Bellows Falls, Vermont, Walker completed preparatory studies. He moved to Corning, New York, in 1848. He was Postmaster of Corning 1856-1860, as well as a contractor engaging in the hardware and lumber business. During the Civil War, he served as brigade quartermaster with the rank of captain in the New York State Militia. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions at Charleston in 1860 and at Baltimore in 1872.

      Walker was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth Congress.

      Subsequently, he resumed his former business activities. He served as member of the board of control of the New York Agricultural Experiment Station from June 10, 1885, until his death in Corning, New York, January 26, 1888. He was interred in Palmyra Cemetery, Palmyra, New York.

      State Senator Charles E. Walker (1860–1893) was his son.

      External links

      United States House of Representatives
      Preceded by
      Freeman Clarke
      Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
      from New York's 29th congressional district

      1875–1877
      Succeeded by
      John N. Hungerford
      Party political offices
      Preceded by
      John C. O'Brien
      New York State Democratic Committee Chairman
      1887–1888
      Succeeded by
      Edward Murphy, Jr.
      ↑Jump back a section
      Last modified on 27 December 2012, at 21:49