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Robert Walker
Democrat · Senate · Mississippi · 1835–1845
Robert Walker was a Democratic U.S. senator from Mississippi, serving 1835–1845. Cast 1,811 votes and missed 21.6%.
- Years in Congress
- 9
- Votes missed
- 21.6%
- Born
- 1801
- Died
- 1869
Biography
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.
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Terms in office
- Senate, Mississippi1835–1845 · Democrat
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Capitol Receipts, “Robert Walker (D-MS), Senate 1835–1845,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/past-member/W000067/robert-walker (accessed 2026-10-13).