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  Walker, Walter
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NameWalter Walker
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Born April 03, 1883
DiedOctober 08, 1956 (73 years)
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Infoborn in Marion, Crittenden County, Ky., April 3, 1883; attended the public schools; moved to Grand Junction, Colo., in 1903 and engaged in the daily newspaper business, later becoming editor, manager, and chief owner of the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel; appointed on September 16, 1932, as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Charles W. Waterman and served from September 26, 1932, until December 6, 1932, when a duly elected successor qualified; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1932 to fill this vacancy; resumed newspaper activities until his death; presidential elector on the Democratic ticket in 1936; died in Grand Junction, Colo., October 8, 1956; interment in Orchard Mesa Cemetery.



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  11/08/1932 CO US Senate - Special Election Lost 48.51% (-0.25%)
  09/16/1932 CO US Senate - Appointment Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
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