Charles C. B. Walker

Charles Christopher Brainerd Walker ( * June 27, 1824 in Drewsville, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; † January 26, 1888 in Corning, New York ) was an American politician. Between 1875 and 1877 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Charles Walker attended preparatory schools. Since 1848 he has been resident in Corning. Between 1856 and 1860 he was postmaster there. His main job was working as a contractor and in the iron and wood industry. During the Civil War he served as quartermaster with the rank of captain in the state militia. Politically, he joined the Democratic Party. In 1860 he took part in Charleston as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. Twelve years later he held the same function on the Federal Democratic convention in Baltimore.

In the congressional elections of 1874 Walker was the 29th electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of the Republican Freeman Clarke on March 4, 1875. Until March 3, 1877, he was able to complete a term in Congress.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives sat Charles Walker continued his earlier activities. From 1885 until his death he was a member of the Control Commission of the Agricultural Research Institute (New York Agricultural Experiment Station). He died on January 26, 1888 in Corning.