Daniel Walker

Daniel "Dan" Walker (August 6, 1922 – April 29, 2015) was an American Democratic lawyer, businessman, and politician from Illinois. He was the 36th Governor of Illinois from January 1973 to January 1977. He was one of the four governors of Illinois to serve in jail. He went to jail because of bank fraud in 1988.

Walker was born on August 6, 1922 in Washington, D.C..Biography of Illinois Governor Daniel Walker 1973-1974 Illinois Blue Book, page 16. He was raised in San Diego, California. Walker studied at the United States Naval Academy and at Northwestern University.The MaverickFormer Illinois governor Dan Walker writes of fall from high office to federal prison. North County Times, May 26, 2007. Walker died of heart failure in Chula Vista, California, aged 92.

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Other websites
Oral History Project at the University of Illinois at Springfield. Dan Walker Oral History and Victor deGrazia Oral History

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