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Robert J. Walker

American politician (1801-1869)
Person human Q879106

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
July 19, 1801, July 23, 1801[2][9]
Date of death
November 11, 1869
Place of birth
Northumberland
Place of death
Washington, D.C.
Country of citizenship
United States[14]
Occupation
politician, lawyer, governor, jurist
Employer
United States Department of the Treasury[21]
Position held
United States Secretary of the Treasury, Governor of Kansas, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, senator[15][16][17][18][19][20]
Educated at
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School[22]
Member of political party
Democratic Party[24]
Father
Jonathan Hoge Walker[11]
Child
Mary Bache Walker, Duncan Stephen Walker[12][13]
Sibling
Martha Elizabeth Duncan Walker Cook
Work location
Washington, D.C.
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Described by source
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The New Student's Reference Work
Family name
Walker
Given name
Robert
Name in native language
Robert J. Walker
Place of burial
Oak Hill Cemetery[10]
Social classification
slave owner
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Robert J. Walker en Robert John Walker ar روبر ج. وولكر ar روبرت ج . وولكر de Robert John Walker fa رابرت جی. واکر fi Robert John Walker he רוברט ג'יי. ווקר ja ロバート・ウォーカー (財務長官) ja ロバート・J・ウォーカー ja ロバート・ウォーカー ja ロバート・ジョン・ウォーカー pt Robert John Walker ru Роберт Джон Уокер ru Роберт Уокер ru Уокер, Роберт Джон sv Robert John Walker sv Walker, Robert J. zh 罗伯特·J·沃克 zh-hant 羅伯特·J·沃克
🔖 Identifiers · 31
ISNI
0000000107989374
VIAF cluster ID
34326200
Library of Congress authority ID
n50020849
GND ID
1055264914
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Hon. Robert J. Walker, Miss - NARA - 528738.jpg ↗
American National Biography ID
0401029
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01985892
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Robert-J-Walker
FAST ID
6796
Find a Grave memorial ID
6654657
Freebase ID
/m/039kpr
Geni.com profile ID
6000000001779770943
Show all 31 identifiers +19
Golden ID
Robert_J._Walker-63AEGM
IdRef ID
07974091X
KBR person ID
14769090
NLA Trove people ID
1484253
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007462880105171
Newman Numismatics Portal ID
519998
Notable Names Database ID
487/000209857
Open Library ID
OL696907A, OL177657A, OL2386043A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803120424362
Prabook ID
1064222
SHARE Catalogue author ID
56464
SNAC ARK ID
w6057jcr
Topic's main category
Category:Robert J. Walker
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10581433
US Congress Bio ID
W000067
WeRelate person ID
Robert_Walker_(104)
WikiTree person ID
Walker-4217
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqvRKR8JV8jJBcJKjYVmd
Yale LUX ID
person/5c5b3360-41a2-4871-bee9-f2200ea8151a

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Position held 7
United States Secretary of the Treasury, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator
Occupation 2
politician, lawyer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Described by source 1
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Educated at 1
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
Employer 1
United States Department of the Treasury
Family name 1
Walker
Given name 1
Robert
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Democratic Party
Place of birth 1
Northumberland
Place of burial 1
Oak Hill Cemetery
Place of death 1
Washington, D.C.
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Washington, D.C.
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Robert J. Walker was born in Northumberland[1]. He was born on July 19, 1801[2]. He passed away in Washington, D.C.[3]. He died on November 11, 1869[4]. He worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], governor[7], and jurist[8].

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Career and Affiliations

Positions held include United States Secretary of the Treasury[15], a position[25], in United States[26], founded in 1789[27]; Governor of Kansas[16], a governor[28], in United States[29], founded in 1861[30]; United States senator[17], a position[31], in United States[32]; and senator[33], a position[34].

Personal Life

Children include Mary Bache Walker[12] and Duncan Stephen Walker[13], a military officer[35], 1841–1912[36].

FAQs

Where was Robert J. Walker born?

Robert J. Walker was born in Northumberland[1].

Where did Robert J. Walker die?

Robert J. Walker died in Washington, D.C.[3].

Who were Robert J. Walker's parents?

Robert J. Walker's father was Jonathan Hoge Walker[11].

What did Robert J. Walker do for work?

Robert J. Walker worked as politician[5], lawyer[6], governor[7], and jurist[8].

Where did Robert J. Walker go to school?

Robert J. Walker was educated at University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School[22].

Related Entities

lawyer United States United States senator

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  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [33] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  15. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [2] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [4] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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