Francis A. Walker (politician)

Francis Austin Walker (November 17, 1871 – May 29, 1956) was a Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1905 until 1921.Born in Lucan, Ontario, on November 17, 1871,[1] he moved west to Alberta, becoming a pioneer in the area east of Edmonton.[2] In the 1905 provincial election, Alberta's first as a province, Walker ran as the Liberal candidate in the district of Victoria.He was elected by a wide margin to the 1st Alberta Legislature over his opponent Jack Shera[3] who had previously represented the district in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories.Walker contested the Victoria seat once again in the 1926 Alberta general election, but was defeated by United Farmers candidate Rudolph Hennig.
Legislative Assembly of AlbertaJack SheraVictoriaWilliam FedunOntarioVancouverBritish ColumbiaLiberalLucan, OntarioAlbertaEdmonton1905 provincial election1st Alberta LegislaturedistrictLegislative Assembly of the Northwest Territoriesacclamation1909 election1913 election1917 electionFirst World WarCanadian Expeditionary Force1921 Alberta general electionUnited Farmers of Alberta1926 Alberta general electionRudolph HennigBritish Columbia Liberal Party1941 British Columbia general electionNorth Vancouver