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Walker, Lucius Campbell "L.C."

Republican Constitutional Convention 1857 (District 3); House 1857-58 (District 23)

Party when first elected:  Republican

Counties Served:  Hennepin

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 3/16/1823
Birth Place: , Vermont
Birth County: Caledonia
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death: 8/22/1862
Gender: Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names: L.C.
City of Residence (when first elected): Saint Anthony Falls
Occupation (when first elected): Real Estate Dealer

EDUCATION

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Postmaster: Saint Anthony Falls, Minnesota; 04/22/1854 to 12/22/1855
Territorial Republican Constitutional Convention: 3rd Council District, Minnesota Territory; 07/13/1857 to 08/29/1857
U.S. Executive Branch: United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, Chippewa Indian Agent, Minnesota; 03/23/1861 to 08/22/1862

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Emeline Gardner (married in 1844 in Belvidere, Illinois)
Children: Alice, Cephas Gardner, Lucius
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Cephas Gardner  - Father-in-Law

GENERAL NOTES

Total Days Served: 88

SESSIONS SERVED

1st Legislative Session (1857-1858)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 23
Elected: 10/13/1857
Residence: Saint Anthony Falls
Term of Office: 12/2/1857 to 2/27/1858 (unfinished term)
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Real Estate Dealer
Party: Republican
Committees:
  • Supplies and Expenditures
Reason for unfinished term: Resigned
Session Notes: He was sworn in on December 3, 1857. He resigned to take care of family matters in Illinois.
Photographs
Lucius C. Walker of St. Anthony, member of the First State Legislature (ca. 1858) From the Minnesota Historical Society's Visual Resources Database

Articles & Books About
"Suicide of Major Walker." The Saint Paul Daily Press, August 26, 1862, p. 1.

Resignation of L.C. Walker. Minnesota Journal of the House, February 27, 1858, p. 404 & 663.


These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.