The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-03-31
JUDGE WILLIAM WALKER.

SaA
City.
JUDGE WILLIAM WALKER.
A ussd Citizen and a Distinguished
Lawyer Passes Away.
Died, at bis home 10 this city, Weduss
day. March Is, at $50 D. m., Judge
william Walker. aged IT years, 8 months
and n days.
Judge Walker had been 10 feeble health
nearly all winter, but vas not considered
critically III until about a week ago.
when bis children were sent for. aud they
arrived In time to cheer aud comfort his
last hours on earth.
He was well known to our citizens. and
was highly respected by all. lie has held
many important positions Of truat during
his lie, add was always s~erupulously
exact. He wal broad minded, liberal In
bis views, very conservative, an able
lawyer, and in his younger days q ins
speaker. For the past dozen years be
has taken little part In the busy Affairs
oil politics, and seemed TO care little for
any comPanionship except his home, but
bis fellow eitizens elected him to the
once OF city recorder, and he was as
prompt aud methodical as 10 days OF old.
As wss one OF the Oldest members OF the
Lexington bar, Judge Wood and Hon. H.
Q. Wallace alone ~outrAuking him in
years OF membership, The bar me, at The
courthouse Thursday afternoon aud psss-
cd resolutions In regard to his death.
Judge William Walker was one Of the
most eminont practitioners OF the legal
profession in Lafayette county. He was
born at Aurors, Ind, September /, 1922.
His father was one Of the patriots OF
1872, while bis grandfather WA a Reyolu.
hero. In 1897 be moved with his
to Mason county, H., where his
Iather settled on a farm, q beautiful
locality, quite widely known as Walkers
Grove. NJ. Walker remained on bis
farm until he grew to manhood,
Ind received a good rudimentsry educa.
Ion 10 the common schools. 10 1872 no
'sgsn the study Of law at Springfield, Ill.,,
With Colonel Edward Baker, who wss
'fterward Uoited States senator from
Their once was next door to
oil Abrahsm Lincoln, With whom the
ubiect OF this sketch was intimately
for many years. He was ad.
nitted to the bar 10 1874, and began the
'raetics OF law at Havana, Ill.,, whore he
emained until 1885, ultimately acquiring
large and lucrative practice extending
yer several counties. He then moved to
.exingtou, Mo, whsrs he has sinss
eaidsd. engaged In the practices OF his
10 1857 Mr.. Walker was appointed
ndgs OF the court Of common pleas by
Fletcher, and 10 1868 was elected
the same position Tor q period Of four
sara. This once being abolished in 1872
. returned to his law practice. The
idgs was always q stauuch republican
I'd was q delegate to the hrst republican
convention held 10 Illinois 10 1854.
D 1854 be was chosen as presidential
Isetor from Mason county, H., and cast
10 Arst vote for Abraham Lincoln.
Judge Walker was married three times.
10 ls4s to Miss Kate Wheeler, Of
ogaa county, ILL.,, who died Ia 1884.
hey had two sons aud one daughter,
70 Of whom. William and Mrs. joseph
NTH, nov residents Of Illinois, are still
Wing. In 1885 he married Miss Rachsl
Of Havana, III. She was the
other OF two son and ono daughter,
he are: Arthur g. aud Robert H., Of
ar HigRinsvills, and Alice, wife Of Mr..
,omss Yates. OF Havana. Ill. His second !
10 died 10 1871 and 10 1872 he vas united
marriage to Mrs. Margaret L. Downing, q
Lexington. Ky, who survives him.
The funeral services uers held from the ,
mily residence on Bsst South street. .
iday morning at ten s'0lsck, con. !
stsd by Rev. j. c. elves. .
REpoLuTI0ks OF INSPECT. /,
The Lexington bar met at tbs ssurt +,
use Thursday afternoon to pass resolu- /,
ms upon the memory OF their late :.
other attorney, Judge William Walker. :,
Judge Richard Field was called to the u
air aud Mr. L. @. Rylsnd vas chosen
m
Aftor stating the object OF the nesting n
} chair appointed MesSrs. John .. g
lekwell, William Aull aud U. q. Phst.
e as q committee on resolutions.
The committee retired, and upon 70. Z
Ming presented tbs following resolu.
rs, which were unanimously adopted: h
LEXINGTON, Me, March ~, 1900. a
II resolved by the Lafayette County u
That 1t Is with emotions OF the most n
sorrow that we record the de- =,
ss OF Judge William Walker, one OF III
Oldest and most distinguished mem. n
. Of our bar. vi
Vs mourn the loss and cherish III, II
mory OF Judge Walker as a man ~
lowed with all the attributes and n
raotsristies OF a noble and true man: ~
eitizeu. Thoroughly lmbued with that VI
anstion implanted In bis nature which II
founded upon the Divine law aud the ~
OF natarS as disssrnsd BY reason or II
slosed BY revelation and The mutual "
express or implied OF eyery III
zen; a. u lawyer 10 whose bosom y,
ed the soul OF honor, the essence of "
. nobility and that sublime tender IN
, Of the Interest OF his profession and IN.
fellow men which have ever been this IN
} characteristics OF a professional *,
yer. He was able and faithful a. an "
oeate; smlnent aud unsullied as IN
At, whose hand linked with that OF ".
Ice always held equal scales. IN
. q christian his first impulse was TO ~;
" Tue desire OF his Creator, aud when W
was discerned he regarded II his uu. III
duty TO i1lnll such desire VI!
; an eye sioRle TO it, accomplish msnt, m
It'll the consciousness Of having 60. n
rersd u render iAithfRl service q \