Robert J. Walker (Congressional Biographical Directory)

Reference
"Walker, Robert John," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000067.
WALKER, Robert John, a Senator from Mississippi; born in Northumberland, Pa., July 19, 1801; graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1819; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1821 and commenced practice in Pittsburgh, Pa., the following year; moved to Natchez, Miss., in 1826 and continued the practice of law; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate; reelected, and served from March 4, 1835, to March 5, 1845, when he resigned; chairman, Committee on Public Lands (Twenty-fourth through Twenty-sixth Congresses); Secretary of the Treasury in
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present

"Douglas-Lincoln," (St. Louis) Missouri Republican, September 2, 1858

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Cropped, edited, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, May 23, 2008.
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Douglas-Lincoln
Source citation
"Douglas-Lincoln," (St. Louis) Missouri Republican, September 2, 1858, p. 2: 1.
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Original image has been adjusted here for presentation purposes.
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