Norman R. Walker, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Norman R. Walker

American politician

Date of Birth: 28-Jul-1889

Date of Death: 05-Apr-1949

Profession: politician, pharmacist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Norman R. Walker

  • Norman Ray "Doc" Walker (July 28, 1889 – April 5, 1949) was a Canadian-born American pharmacist and politician, best known as the longest-serving member of Alaska's territorial legislature.
  • Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Walker emigrated to the United States as a youth, later serving in the United States Army and attending Washington State University.
  • He was a pharmacist in Seattle, Washington and then moved to Ketchikan, Alaska and owned the Walker-Broderick House.
  • Walker served as mayor of Ketchikan from 1930 to 1932 and then served in the Alaska Territorial Senate from 1933 until 1947.
  • He lost reelection to his Senate seat in 1948 after feuding with territorial governor Ernest Gruening over Gruening's efforts to overhaul the territory's tax structure.
  • Walker was also head of the Alaska Territorial Pharmacy Board.

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