Joseph Marshall Walker

Joseph Marshall Walker
13th Governor of Louisiana
In office
January 28, 1850 – January 18, 1853
LieutenantJean Baptiste Plauché
Preceded byIsaac Johnson
Succeeded byPaul O. Hébert
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
In office
1822
1832
1836
Personal details
Born(1784-07-01)July 1, 1784[1]
New Orleans, New Spain
DiedJanuary 26, 1856(1856-01-26) (aged 71)[1]
New Orleans, Louisiana
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseCatherine Carter

Joseph Marshall Walker (July 1, 1784 – January 20, 1856) was a Louisiana soldier and politician and the 13th Governor of Louisiana, from 1850 to 1853.[2] He is best known for being the first Governor inaugurated in the new state capital building in Baton Rouge.[3]

  1. ^ a b National Governors Association profile Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Joseph Marshall Walker". National Governors Association. 14 January 2008. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  3. ^ "Joseph Marshall Walker, Governor of Louisiana 1850–1853, Unknown Burial Location". www.la-cemeteries.com. Retrieved 2020-12-18.

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