Lillian Walker (politician)
Lillian W. Walker | |
|---|---|
| Louisiana State Representative for East Baton Rouge Parish | |
| In office 1964–1972 | |
| Preceded by | Four at-large members: William F. "Bill" Bernhard, Jr. Eugene Webb McGehee A. T. Sanders Jr. Jack M. Dyer |
| Succeeded by | Clark Gaudin (single-member district) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 8, 1923 Meridian, Mississippi |
| Died | December 22, 2016 (aged 93) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Greenoaks Mausoleum in Baton Rouge |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Edward Everett Walker (married c. 1942-1998, his death) |
| Children | Edward Theodore Walker Betti Helen Walker Buhler |
| Parent(s) | Rudolph Blanche and Maggie Elizabeth George Walker |
| Residence(s) | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Occupation | Insurance agent Political and social activist |
Lillian Walker Walker, known as Lillian W. Walker (May 8, 1923 – December 22, 2016),[1] was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, who served two terms from 1964 to 1972.[2]
Biography
[edit]After two terms in the state House, Walker was narrowly unseated in the general election held on February 1, 1972, by the Republican Clark Gaudin, also of Baton Rouge.
On November 2, 1982, more than a decade after her state House service ended, Walker was elected to the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
A native of Meridian in Lauderdale County in eastern Mississippi, Walker had the maiden name of "Walker" too. Her parents were Rudolph Blanche Walker and the former Maggie Elizabeth George.[1]
Until his death, Walker was married for fifty-six years to Edward E. Walker (1921–1998).[1]
Walker was a charter member in 1956 of the Broadmoor Presbyterian Church at 9340 Florida Boulevard in Baton Rouge; she was the captain of its first building fund in 1957. She died at her home in Baton Rouge at the age of ninety-three. She is entombed at Greenoaks Mausoleum in Baton Rouge.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Lillian W. Walker". The Baton Rouge Advocate. December 26, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
- ^ "Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812–2008" (PDF). house.louisiana.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 31, 2010. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
- 1923 births
- 2016 deaths
- Democratic Party members of the Louisiana House of Representatives
- Politicians from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Politicians from Meridian, Mississippi
- Women state legislators in Louisiana
- American political activists
- Insurance agents
- American Presbyterians
- 21st-century American women
- 20th-century American women politicians
- 20th-century members of the Louisiana State Legislature