John A. Walker (Iowa politician) explained

John A. Walker
Office:Member of the Iowa House of Representatives for the 63rd district
Term Start:1947
Term End:1955
Office2:Member of the Iowa State Senate
Term2:1955–1967
Birth Date:5 June 1912
Birth Place:Hamilton County, Iowa, United States
Death Place:Webster City, Iowa, United States
Party:Republican
Occupation:Farmer, banker

John Asher Walker (June 5, 1912 – June 21, 2012) was an American politician in the state of Iowa.

Walker was born in Hamilton County, Iowa. He attended Ellsworth Junior College, the American Institute of Business, and Grinnell College, and was a farmer, banker and former employee at J.C. Penney.[1] Walker served in the House of Representatives as a Republican from 1947 to 1955 (district 63), and in the State Senate from 1955 to 1967 (districts 37 and 35). He married Violet Michaels and with her had three children. They would later divorce, and he married Margaret Moeller in 1971. He died on June 21, 2012, at the age of 100 and is buried in Jewell, Iowa.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Representative. legis.iowa.gov. 2014-12-29.
  2. http://www.fosterfuneralandcremation.com/obituary/92900/John-Walker-of-Stanhope-Iowa/ John Walker of Stanhope, Iowa