About Samuel Walker
Lived 1825 – 1881 (aged 55). Samuel Walker was an American judge and politician.
Samuel Walker (June 25, 1825 – June 9, 1881) was an American politician from Pennsylvania. He served as mayor of Tallahassee, Florida, in Florida's state legislature, as a Leon County Court judge, and as a U.S. Senator.
Early life Samuel Walker was born on June 25, 1825, in Londonderry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, to Ann (née McNeal) and John Walker. In 1836, the family moved to Downingtown. He graduated from Yale College in 1854. He apprenticed as a wheelwright.
Career Following graduation, Walker entered the service of the United States Coast Survey. From 1859 to 1866, he was in charge of the Magnetic Observatory at Key West, Florida. Upon completion of a series of magnetic observations, he resigned on May 15, 1866.
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American mayor of Tallahassee, Florida (1825-1881)
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Samuel Walker died on 9 June 1881.
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Samuel Walker was a judge and politician.
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· DBpedia: Samuel Walker (Florida politician)
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