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Walter Walker

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Walter Walker

Birth
Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
Death
8 Oct 1956 (aged 73)
Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, USA
Burial
Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, USA
Memorial ID
7363832 View Source
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U.S. Senator. Moving to Grand Junction, Colorado in 1903, he engaged in the newspaper business and became chief owner of the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. Entering politics, he was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Charles W. Waterman, serving September 1932 to December 1932. An unsuccessful candidate for election, he resumed newspaper activities until his death.

U.S. Senator. Moving to Grand Junction, Colorado in 1903, he engaged in the newspaper business and became chief owner of the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. Entering politics, he was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Charles W. Waterman, serving September 1932 to December 1932. An unsuccessful candidate for election, he resumed newspaper activities until his death.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: 17 Apr 2003
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 7363832
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7363832/walter-walker: accessed ), memorial page for Walter Walker (3 Apr 1883–8 Oct 1956), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7363832, citing Orchard Mesa Cemetery, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.