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  Walker, James B.
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AffiliationAnti-Masonic   
NameJames B. Walker
Address
Wheaton, Illinois , United States
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Born July 29, 1805
DiedMarch 06, 1887 (81 years)
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Last ModifedJuan Croniqueur
Mar 06, 2024 05:44am
Tags Army - Congregationalist -
InfoWALKER, James B(arr) - interdenominational minister in Illinois and the American National Party candidate for US President, 1876.

Born 7/29/1805 in Philadelphia PA; parents were James and Margaret (Barr) Walker.

Western Reserve College, 1831

Married Rebecca Randall on 6/6/1833; married (2) Mary (Myrtle) Weamer on 4/3/1876.

While living in Ohio, Walker worked as a printer's apprentice and schoolmaster before becoming co-owner of the Western Courier, a newspaper in Ravenna OH.

Became a Presbyterian minister in 1837 and served the Akron OH congregation 1837-1839

Editor of several religious periodicals, including the Watchman of the Valley, printed in Cincinnati, 1840-42 and the Herald of the Prairies, printed in Chicago, 1846-1850.

Minister, Mansfield OH Congregational Church, 1842-46 and 1850-57 and the Sandusky Congregational Church 1857-63

Held several academic posts, including Chicago Theological Seminary 1859-65, Benzonia College (MD), and Wheaton (IL) College 1870-87

US Army, Civil War, 1863-65

MI State Senate 1865

Candidate for US President on the American National Party ticket, 1876.

Died in Wheaton IL on 3/6/1887.

James T. Havel, U.S. Presidential Candidates and the Elections, vol. 1, p. 599.

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