James Walker 1st Bt JP (1803 - 1883)

Born 30 May 1803 in England

Husband of Mary (Denison) Walker — married 13 Jan 1829 in Yorkshire, England

Husband of Maria (Thompson) Walker — married 16 Apr 1833 in Yorkshire, England

Descendants

Died 8 Oct 1883 at age 80 in Yorkshire, England

Biography

Sir James Walker, 1st Bt, was born on 30 May 1803. He was the son of James Walker and Jane Porter.

"He married, firstly, Mary Denison, daughter of Robert Denison, on 13 January 1829.

"He married, secondly, Maria Thompson, daughter of Reverend Robert Stephen Thompson and Harriet Walbanke-Childers, on 16 April 1833.

"He died on 8 October 1883 at age 80.

"He held the office of High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1846. He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Yorkshire. He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Yorkshire. He was created 1st Baronet Walker, of Sand Hutton, co. York [U.K.] on 9 December 1868. He lived at Sand Hutton, Yorkshire. He lived at Beachampton, Buckinghamshire,."

Sources

The Peerage: http://www.thepeerage.com/p5058.htm#i50572.