George Walker (Kentucky politician)

For other people named George Walker, see George Walker (disambiguation).

George Walker (1763 – August 19, 1819) was a U.S. Senator from Kentucky.

George Walker
United States Senator from Kentucky
In office August 30, 1814 – February 2, 1815
Appointed by	Isaac Shelby
Preceded by	George M. Bibb
Succeeded by	William T. Barry
Member of the Kentucky Senate
In office 1810-1814
Personal details
Born	1763 Culpeper County, Virginia
Died	August 19, 1819 (aged 55–56) Nicholasville, Kentucky
Political party	Democratic-Republican

Born in Culpeper County, Virginia, Walker attended the common schools and served in the American Revolutionary War. He moved to Jessamine County, Kentucky, in 1794 and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Nicholasville, Kentucky, in 1799. He served as a commissioner of the Kentucky River Company in 1801.

Walker was a member of the Kentucky State Senate from 1810 to 1814. He was then appointed to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of George M. Bibb, and served from August 30, 1814, to February 2, 1815, when a successor was elected. He died in Nicholasville in 1819, and was interred on his estate near there.

George Walker was the brother of David Walker and John Walker and the great uncle of James D. Walker. He was also the uncle of two governors of Florida, Richard Keith Call and David Shelby Walker. Another nephew John George Walker served as a general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

Sources

• United States Congress. "George Walker (id: W000053)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.