William A. Walker
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William Adams Walker (June 5, 1805 - December 18, 1861) was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Born in New Hampshire, Walker attended the common schools and Northampton Law School. He was admitted to the bar but never engaged in the practice of law. He moved to New York City in 1832. He was appointed principal of a public school in New York City. County superintendent of common schools 1843-1847. He served as member of the board of aldermen in 1846. Defeated for reelection in 1847. He served as commissioner of jurors until elected to Congress.
Walker was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853-March 3, 1855). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1854 to the Thirty-fourth Congress. Defeated for election to the board of aldermen in 1857. He died in Irvington, New York, December 18, 1861. He was interred in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Tarrytown, New York.
