Thomas Walker (Canadian politician)
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Thomas Walker was a lawyer and political figure in Lower Canada
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He served as clerk in the Court of Common Pleas for Montreal District in 1779. Walker was named to the bar the following year. In 1783, he was employed at Quebec City
to recover merchandise and funds in the bankruptcy of a firm there. In 1787, he returned to private practice in Montreal
. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
for Montreal County in 1800.
He died at William-Henry (later Sorel) in 1812.
His brother James
was a judge and represented Montreal County in the legislative assembly from 1792 to 1796.
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
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He served as clerk in the Court of Common Pleas for Montreal District in 1779. Walker was named to the bar the following year. In 1783, he was employed at Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
to recover merchandise and funds in the bankruptcy of a firm there. In 1787, he returned to private practice in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
The Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada was the lower house of the bicameral structure of provincial government in Lower Canada until 1838. The legislative assembly was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791...
for Montreal County in 1800.
He died at William-Henry (later Sorel) in 1812.
His brother James
James Walker (Canadian judge)
James Walker was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Lower Canada.He was probably born in England and later came to Quebec City. Walker took part in the defence of the town against an invasion by the Americans in 1775-6. Soon afterwards, he moved to Montreal and he was admitted to the bar...
was a judge and represented Montreal County in the legislative assembly from 1792 to 1796.