The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-07-25
DEATH OF JUDGE WALKER.

DEATH OF JUDGE WALKER.
announcer One OF Tallahassee,s Best
beloved Citizens Called Home.
There was great sadness in Tallahassee |
tuesday morning when it became gen.
orally known that Ex-Gov. David s. |
walker had died at $50 o'clock the night |
before. His death was not surprise, for
he had long been in feeble and failing
health, yet all his many friends and rela-
tlves were hoping against hope.
doV. Walker was born in Logan county,
kentucky, May 2, 1915. In the fall of
1887 he came to Florida and was soon
afterward admitted to practice law. His
talents and pleasing manners soon placed
him in the front rank OF Florida's promi-
nent men, and he was elected to Office
after office and filed them with honor and
integrity. He was for several years the
recognized leader of the whig party in
Florida.
When Florida became a state Gov
Walker was the first state senator elected
from the district comprised of Leon
and Wakulla counties. He had been rep,
resentaive to the legislature from Leon,
register OF public lands, superintendent of
public instruction, justice of the supreme
court and in 1865 was elected governor
of Florida, which Office he held until sue
ceeded by Harrison Reed, the first gov
ernor of the reconstruction period. In
1879 Gov. Drew appointed Ex-Governor
Walker to be Judge of the second judi
cial circuit, which important judgeship
he yet held at the time of his death.
In 1888 Governor Walker esta blished
the University Library in this city, which
will stand as perpetual monument to
his memory.
In honor of the dead judge Governor
, Fleming Tuesday morning issued the
subjoined proclamation:
/. STATE OF FLORIDA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
TALLAHASSEE, July 81, 1891. )
1t is my painful duty 10 announce to
4 the cabinet the death last evening at
o'clock p m. in this city of the Hon.
David S. Walker. judge Of the Second
? judicial Circuit and ex-governor of Flor
ida In his death the state has sustained
! the loss of one of her ablest and most
faithful public SCI wants, who, from early
manhood to the close of long and use.
= full life, was honored by his fellow citi-
, ztns with places of public trust, which he
filled with fidelity and ability.
In respect to his memory the executive
and cabinet offices will be closed for the
= day ard draped IN mourning for the
l period of thirty days. The flag will be
displayed at half mast on the capito
building until after the funeral.
FRANCIS P. FLEMING,
Governor of Florida
q At 10 o'clock Tuesday morning the
S justices of the supreme court met and
made the following order
o The Honorable David S. Walker, Judge
of the second judicial circuit, and form
erly an associate justice of this court, anC
3 governor of the state, died at his residence
: in this city last night, thus terminating g
, long and distinguished life of eminent
public services and great personal worth
it is, therefore, ordered that the court
stand adjourned until tomorrow at ifs
b usual hour of meeting, as testimonial Of
respect for the deceased
The funeral took place from st. Johns
Episcopal Church at 5 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon, Rev. W. H. Carter officiating
The pall-bearers we're Gov. Francis P
\ Fleming, Chief Justice Raney, Adj. Gen
!, D. Lang, Secretary of State John L
4 Crawford, Hon. Patrick Houstoun, T. H
Randolph, r. A. Whitfield and Henry
Bernreuter.
!, The demise of Governor Walker il
mourned by his wife and little daughter
Courtney of this city; a married daugh
ter, Mrs. A. W. Cockrell of Jacksonville
his son Philip, who now lives at Seattle,
Washington, and a host Of other rela
tives and friends who loved and adm ired
him.