James Junior Walker (died 23 September 2022) was a former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician who was the High Sheriff of Belfast between 1993 and 1994. He served as a Belfast City Councillor for the Pottinger DEA from 1985 to 1997.
Jim Walker | |
|---|---|
| High Sheriff of Belfast | |
| In office 1993–1994 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Patton |
| Succeeded by | Margaret Crooks |
| Member of Belfast City Council | |
| In office 15 May 1985 – 21 May 1997 | |
| Preceded by | New district |
| Succeeded by | David Ervine |
| Constituency | Pottinger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 23 September 2022 [1] |
| Political party | Independent Unionist (1995-1997) Democratic Unionist Party (until 1995) |
Background
editWalker was first elected to Belfast City Council at the 1985 election, being one of three Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) representatives, for the Pottinger district.[2]
In 1993, he was appointed High Sheriff of Belfast.[3] During his time in office, Walker initially objected to the ‘Monument to the Unknown Worker’, a piece commemorating working-class women in Belfast, as being a symbol of prostitution. However, he later supported the monument, paying tribute to the women “who worked, who cleaned, who scrubbed, who actually went out and earned a living.”[4]
References
edit- ^ "James (Junior) WALKER". Funeral Times. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Pottinger election results 1985". Ark elections. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "High Sheriffs of Belfast since 1900". Jefferey Dudgeon MBE. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Unknown Woman Worker 1993". RTE. 8 June 1993. Retrieved 14 November 2024.