George L. Walton
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George L. Walton was President of the Louisiana State Senate and Acting Lieutenant Governor from 1881 - 1884.
Walton was the Captain of Company E of the 16th and 25th Consolidated Regiments of Louisiana Infantry from January 8, 1864 until the end of the war in the spring of 1865.
died in 1881, Lieutenant Governor Samuel D. McEnery
assumed the governorship and Senate President William Robertson
became the Acting Lieutenant Governor. Robertson was removed as President of the Senate and Acting Lieutenant Governor by a vote of that body on Dec. 24, 1881 and he was replaced by Walton , who served out the remainder of McEnery's term.
In 1884, Walton announced his support for Republican Presidential candidate James G. Blaine
and switched parties. He was then nominated for an at-large
congressional seat on the Republican ticket. He also ran for Congress for the Louisiana's 5th congressional district
on the Greenback-Labor
ticket that same year. Walton was unsuccessful in both contests.
Early life and Civil War
Walton married Amanda Miller in 1855.Walton was the Captain of Company E of the 16th and 25th Consolidated Regiments of Louisiana Infantry from January 8, 1864 until the end of the war in the spring of 1865.
Political career
Walton was a Democratic State Senator representing Concordia Parish from 1880 - 1884. When Governor Louis A. WiltzLouis A. Wiltz
Louis Alfred Wiltz was an American politician from the state of Louisiana. He served as 29th Governor of Louisiana from 1880 to 1881 and before that time was mayor of New Orleans, lieutenant governor of Louisiana, and a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives.Wiltz was born in New Orleans...
died in 1881, Lieutenant Governor Samuel D. McEnery
Samuel D. McEnery
Samuel Douglas McEnery served as the 30th Governor of Louisiana from 1881 until 1888, and as a United States Senator from 1897 until 1910....
assumed the governorship and Senate President William Robertson
W.A. Robertson
Dr. William A. Robertson was President of the Louisiana State Senate and Acting Lieutenant Governor for two and a half months in 1881.-Political career:...
became the Acting Lieutenant Governor. Robertson was removed as President of the Senate and Acting Lieutenant Governor by a vote of that body on Dec. 24, 1881 and he was replaced by Walton , who served out the remainder of McEnery's term.
In 1884, Walton announced his support for Republican Presidential candidate James G. Blaine
James G. Blaine
James Gillespie Blaine was a U.S. Representative, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. Senator from Maine, two-time Secretary of State...
and switched parties. He was then nominated for an at-large
At-Large
At-large is a designation for representative members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent the whole membership of the body , rather than a subset of that membership...
congressional seat on the Republican ticket. He also ran for Congress for the Louisiana's 5th congressional district
Louisiana's 5th congressional district
Louisiana's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The district covers most of the northeastern and central portions of the state and contains the cities of Monroe and Alexandria and stretches as far south as Iberville Parish in southern Louisiana.The...
on the Greenback-Labor
United States Greenback Party
The Greenback Party was an American political party with an anti-monopoly ideology that was active between 1874 and 1884. Its name referred to paper money, or "greenbacks," that had been issued during the American Civil War and afterward...
ticket that same year. Walton was unsuccessful in both contests.