About Joshua Walker
Lived 1786 – 1862 (aged 75). Joshua Walker was a British politician.
Joshua Walker (1786–1862) of Portland Place and Hendon Place, Middlesex, was a Member of Parliament for Aldeburgh in Suffolk, a pocket borough owned by his cousin Samuel Walker (1779–1851), MP, a notable ironmaster from Yorkshire.
Origins He was born on 28 September 1786, the son of Joshua Walker of Clifton House, near Rotherham in Yorkshire, the proprietor of an iron and steel works and of lead factories and founder of the Independent College at Rotherham. By his wife he had six sons and 2 daughters.
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Who was Joshua Walker?
United Kingdom Member of Parliament (1786-1862)
When was Joshua Walker born?
Joshua Walker was born on 28 September 1786.
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Joshua Walker died on 22 January 1862.
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Joshua Walker was a politician.
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Joshua Walker was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Joshua Walker. https://biography.guide/joshua-walker/
MLA: "Joshua Walker." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/joshua-walker/.
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