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- Early life
- Political career
- Later career
- Death and burial
- Family
- Legacy
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{{for|the British general|Walter Walker (General)}}{{Infobox Officeholder
|name = Walter Walker
|image = Senator Walter Walker.jpg
|jr/sr = United States Senator
|state = Colorado
|term_start = September 26, 1932
|term_end = December 6, 1932
|predecessor = Charles W. Waterman
|successor = Karl C. Schuyler
|office1 = Chairman of the Colorado Democratic State Committee{{sfn|"Walter Walker Leads Democrats"}}
|term_start1 = September 18, 1930{{sfn|"Walter Walker Leads Democrats"}}
|term_end1 = September 22, 1932{{sfn|"James Marsh New Chairman of Democrats"}}
|predecessor1 = Thomas Annear{{sfn|"Walter Walker Leads Democrats"}}
|successor1 = James A. Marsh{{sfn|"James Marsh New Chairman of Democrats"}}
|birth_date = {{birth date|1883|4|3}}
|birth_place = Marion, Kentucky
|death_date = {{death date and age|1956|10|8|1883|4|3}}
|death_place = Grand Junction, Colorado
|party = Democratic
|profession = Newspaper owner and editor
}}Walter Walker (April 3, 1883{{spaced ndash}}October 8, 1956) was a newspaper owner and editor in Colorado who served as Democratic United States Senator in late 1932 after being appointed to fill a vacancy pending a special election. Early lifeWalker was born in Marion, Kentucky on April 3, 1883.{{sfn|"Walker Named to U.S. Senate"}} The son of Robert C. Walker, the owner of the Crittenden Press newspaper, Walter Walker was educated locally, and then moved to Colorado in 1903.{{sfn|"Walker Named to U.S. Senate"}}{{sfn|"Walter Walker, 73, Dies Suddenly at Grand Junction"}} After settling in Grand Junction, Walker worked in the newspaper business, eventually becoming editor, manager, and chief owner of the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.{{sfn|"Walker Named to U.S. Senate"}} Walker's staff included Dalton Trumbo, whom Walker hired as a reporter in 1920, and employed for four years.{{sfn|Dalton Trumbo: Blacklisted Hollywood Radical}} In addition to running the newspaper, Walker was a civic activist, and his efforts included management of Grand Junction's successful lyceum.{{sfn|"Walter Walker, Lyceum Law Breaker"}} Political careerDuring the 1920s revival of the Ku Klux Klan, Walker was an early member.{{sfn|Hooded Empire: The Ku Klux Klan in Colorado}} He subsequently turned against the group, and published editorials in opposition. In September 1925, several local Klan leaders including a deputy sheriff and a police officer assaulted Walker as he walked from a barber shop to his newspaper office.{{sfn|"The Assault on Walker"}} Others on the street eventually intervened, and before leaving to seek medical aid Walker informed the Klan members that physical intimidation would not prevent him from continuing his anti-Klan campaign.{{sfn|"The Assault on Walker"}} In 1924, 1928, and 1932, he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention.{{sfn|Colorado's U.S. Senators: A Biographical Guide, 1876-2004}} From 1930 to 1932 he served as chairman of Colorado's Democratic state committee.{{sfn|"Walter Walker Leads Democrats"}}{{sfn|"James Marsh New Chairman of Democrats"}} On September 26, 1932, Walker was appointed to the U.S. Senate, temporarily filling the vacancy caused by the death of Charles W. Waterman.{{sfn|"Walker Named to U.S. Senate"}} He ran in the special election for the remainder of the term, but was defeated by Republican Karl C. Schuyler.{{sfn|"Colorado Republican Carries Off Victory"}} Walker served until December 6, 1932, when Schuyler was sworn in.{{sfn|"Takes Seat in Senate"}} Later careerWalker resumed his work in the newspaper business following the completion of his Senate service.{{sfn|"Earle Hitch Honored"}} In 1936, he was again a delegate to the Democratic National Convention.{{sfn|Colorado's U.S. Senators: A Biographical Guide, 1876-2004}} Later that year, he was a presidential elector for the ticket of Franklin D. Roosevelt and John Nance Garner. In 1940, 1944, 1948, and 1952, he was again a delegate to the Democratic National Convention.{{sfn|Colorado's U.S. Senators: A Biographical Guide, 1876-2004}} Death and burialWalker died in Grand Junction on October 8, 1956.{{sfn|"Walter Walker, 73, Dies Suddenly at Grand Junction"}} He was interred at Orchard Mesa Cemetery in Grand Junction.{{sfn|Where They're Buried}} FamilyIn November 1903, Walker married Kathie Wood of Kentucky.{{sfn|"Walker Named to U.S. Senate"}} They were the parents of a son, Preston.{{sfn|"Walker Named to U.S. Senate"}} LegacySeveral Colorado Mesa University facilities are named for Walter Walker, including the soccer field and the reception area at the Moss Performing Arts Center.{{sfn|"MSC Receives First $1 Million Private Donation"}}{{sfn|"Studying the Arts at CMU"}} In recognition of his advocacy for air service to Grand Junction in the early days of commercial aviation, the Grand Junction Regional Airport was named for Walker from 1942 until its 2007 expansion.{{sfn|"Walker Field Is No More"}} The airport's terminal, fire station, and Walker Boulevard are all named in his honor.{{sfn|"Walker Field Is No More"}} The Walter Walker State Wildlife Area near Grand Junction is also named for Walker.{{sfn|"Way Up in the Willows"}} In 2008, statues of Walter Walker and his son Preston were installed at 634 Main Street in Grand Junction as part of the Legends of the Grand Valley project created by several local organizations.{{sfn|"Sculpture Will Put Walkers Back in GJ"}} ReferencesSourcesNewspapers- {{cite news |date=September 16, 1925 |title=The Assault on Walker |url=https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/cgi-bin/colorado?a=d&d=STP19250916.2.36# |newspaper=Steamboat Pilot |location=Steamboat, CO |page=1 |ref={{sfnRef|"The Assault on Walker"}}}}
- {{cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=September 19, 1930 |title=Walter Walker Leads Democrats |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/25026037/ |newspaper=Greeley Daily Tribune |location=Greeley, CO |page=12 |subscription=yes |ref={{sfnRef|"Walter Walker Leads Democrats"}}}}
- {{cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=September 23, 1932 |title=James Marsh New Chairman of Democrats |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/24991157/ |newspaper=Greeley Daily Tribune |location=Greeley, CO |page=1 |subscription=yes |ref={{sfnRef|"James Marsh New Chairman of Democrats"}}}}
- {{cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=September 27, 1932 |title=Walker Named to U.S. Senate |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/54820010/ |newspaper=Ironwood Daily Globe |location=Ironwood, MI |page=2 |subscription=yes |ref={{sfnRef|"Walker Named to U.S. Senate"}}}}
- {{cite news |agency=United Press International |date=November 20, 1932 |title=Colorado Republican Carries Off Victory: Final Returns Show Schuyler Victory Over Walter Walker |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/65605340/ |newspaper=Lincoln Star |location=Lincoln, NE |page=4 |subscription=yes |ref={{sfnRef|"Colorado Republican Carries Off Victory"}}}}
- {{cite news |agency=United Press International |date=December 5, 1932 |title=Takes Seat in Senate |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/66694208/ |newspaper=Lincoln Evening Journal |location=Lincoln, NE |page=1 |subscription=yes |ref={{sfnRef|"Takes Seat in Senate"}}}}
- {{cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=May 2, 1939 |title=Earle Hitch Honored |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/24967938/ |newspaper=Greeley Daily Tribune |location=Greeley, CO |page=12 |subscription=yes |ref={{sfnRef|"Earle Hitch Honored"}}}}
- {{cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=October 9, 1956 |title=Walter Walker, 73, Dies Suddenly at Grand Junction |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/25043936/ |newspaper=Greeley Daily Tribune |location=Greeley, CO |page=7 |subscription=yes |ref={{sfnRef|"Walter Walker, 73, Dies Suddenly at Grand Junction"}}}}
- {{cite news |last=Anderson |first=Emily |date=May 17, 2007 |title=Walker Field Is No More |url=http://www.aspentimes.com/news/walker-field-is-no-more/ |newspaper=Aspen Times |location=Aspen, CO |ref={{sfnRef|"Walker Field Is No More"}}}}
- {{cite news |date=September 19, 2008 |title=MSC Receives First $1 Million Private Donation: Names Soccer Field in Honor of Walter and Pres Walker |url=http://www.cmumavericks.com/news/2008/9/20/MSOC_0920080634.aspx |newspaper=Colorado Mesa University News |location=Grand Junction, CO |ref={{sfnRef|"MSC Receives First $1 Million Private Donation"}}}}
- {{cite news |date=December 8, 2008 |title=Sculpture Will Put Walkers Back in GJ |url=http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/sculpture-will-put-walkers-back-in-gj |newspaper=Daily Sentinel |location=Grand Junction, CO |ref={{sfnRef|"Sculpture Will Put Walkers Back in GJ"}}}}
- {{cite news |date=October 18, 2009 |title=Way Up in the Willows: Walker Wildlife Area a Haven for Animals |url=http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/way_up_in_the_willows_walker_w |newspaper=Daily Sentinel |location=Grand Junction, CO |ref={{sfnRef|"Way Up in the Willows"}}}}
Books- {{cite book |last=Allard |first=Wayne |date=2007 |title=Colorado's U.S. Senators: A Biographical Guide, 1876-2004 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ws95AAAAMAAJ&dq=%22walter+walker%22+%22colorado%22+%22delegate%22+%22eight+consecutive+times%22&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22eight+consecutive+times%22 |location=Fulcrum Publishing |publisher=Golden, CO |page=43 |isbn=978-1-55591-656-5 |ref={{sfnRef|Colorado's U.S. Senators: A Biographical Guide, 1876-2004}}}}
- {{cite book |last1=Ceplair |first1=Larry |last2=Trumbo |first2=Christopher |date=2015 |title=Dalton Trumbo: Blacklisted Hollywood Radical |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2SbJBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA25 |location=Lexington, KY |publisher=University Press of Kentucky |page=25 |isbn=978-0-8131-4680-5 |ref={{sfnRef|Dalton Trumbo: Blacklisted Hollywood Radical}}}}
- {{cite book |last=Goldberg |first=Robert Allen |date=1981 |title=Hooded Empire: The Ku Klux Klan in Colorado |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Lvq3AAAAIAAJ&dq=%22walter+walker%22+%22grand+junction%22+%22klan%22&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22walter+walker%22 |location=Chicago, IL |publisher=University of Illinois Press |page=152 |ref={{sfnRef|Hooded Empire: The Ku Klux Klan in Colorado}}}}
- {{cite book |last=Spencer |first=Thomas E. |date=1998 |title=Where They're Buried |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eLWao2lIGTEC&pg=PA117 |location=Baltimore, MD |publisher=Clearfield Company |page=117 |isbn=978-0-8063-4823-0 |ref={{sfnRef|Where They're Buried}}}}
Magazines- {{cite magazine |last=Padget |first=William |date=November 1, 1919 |title=Walter Walker, Lyceum Law Breaker |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XWnlAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA4-PA37 |magazine=The Lyceum Magazine |volume=29 |location=Chicago, IL |publisher=Ralph Albert Parlette |page=37 |ref={{sfnRef|"Walter Walker, Lyceum Law Breaker"}}}}
Internet- {{cite web |url=http://www.coloradomesa.edu/arts/ |title=Studying the Arts at CMU: Moss Performing Arts Center |website=The Arts at CMU |publisher=Colorado Mesa University |location=Grand Junction, CO |access-date=January 5, 2017 |ref={{sfnRef|"Studying the Arts at CMU"}}}}
External links{{CongBio|W000069|Walter Walker}}- {{Find a Grave|name=Walter Walker|7363832}}
- {{Youtube|JJAwsznqpdE|"Who Was Walter Walker?"}} (Short biography)
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