About Robert J. Walker

Robert James Walker was an American lawyer, economist and politician. An active member of the Democratic Party, he served as a member of the U.S. Senate from Mississippi from 1835 until 1845, as Secretary of the Treasury from 1845 to 1849 during the administration of President James K. Polk, and briefly as Territorial Governor of Kansas in 1857. He was responsible for drafting the 1849 bill that eventually established the United States Department of the Interior.

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Robert J. Walker

American politician (1801-1869)

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Occupation: politician, lawyer, governor, jurist
Position held: United States Secretary of the Treasury, Governor of Kansas, United States senator, United States senator
Citizenship: United States
Born: July 19, 1801, July 23, 1801
Died: November 11, 1869

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