Senator John A. Walker View All Years

Compiled Historical Information

Date of Death: 6/21/2012

Birth Place: Hamilton County, Iowa

Birth County: Hamilton

Party Affiliation: Republican

Assemblies Served:
Senate: 56 (1955) - 61 (1965)

House: 52 (1947) - 55 (1953)

Home County: Hamilton

John A. Walker

Hamilton County

Williams Republican 35th Senatorial District, Hamilton and Hardin Counties. Born on a farm in Hamilton County, June 5, 1912, son of Martin and Bertha Walker. Attended public school at Williams, Iowa, Ellsworth Junior College, Iowa Falls, Iowa, American Institute of Business, Des Moines, and Grinnell College. Formerly employed by J. C. Penney Company, Inc., in several states. Actively engaged in farming and banking interests. Married Violet Michaels. Father of three children: John A. Walker II, Nancy Louise, and Steven. Associated with the Lutheran Church, O.B.S., Masons, Odd Fellows, and numerous other organizations. Served four terms as a member of the house of representatives, and now serving his fifth session in the senate.

Senate District 35