Daniel Walker
Daniel Walker | |
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| 36thGovernor of Illinois | |
| In office January 8, 1973 – January 10, 1977 | |
| Lieutenant | Neil Hartigan |
| Preceded by | Richard Ogilvie |
| Succeeded by | James Thompson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 6, 1922 Washington, D.C.,U.S. |
| Died | April 29, 2015(aged 92) Chula Vista,California,U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Residence | Rosarito,Baja California,Mexico |
| Alma mater | United States Naval Academy Northwestern University |
Daniel "Dan" Walker(August 6, 1922 – April 29, 2015) was anAmericanDemocraticlawyer, businessman, and politician fromIllinois.He was the36th Governor of Illinoisfrom January 1973 to January 1977. He was one of the four governors of Illinois to serve in jail. He went to jail because of bank fraud in 1988.
Walker was born on August 6, 1922 inWashington, D.C..[1]He was raised inSan Diego,California.Walker studied at theUnited States Naval Academyand atNorthwestern University.[2]Walker died ofheart failureinChula Vista, California,aged 92.[3]
References
[change|change source]- ↑Biography of Illinois Governor Daniel Walker1973-1974 IllinoisBlue Book,page 16.
- ↑The Maverick– Former Illinois governor Dan Walker writes of fall from high office to federal prison.North County Times,May 26, 2007.
- ↑Schoenburg, Bernard (2015-04-29)."Former Gov. Dan Walker dead at 92".State Journal-Register.Springfield, IL.Retrieved2015-04-29.
Other websites
[change|change source]- Oral History Project at the University of Illinois at Springfield.Dan Walker Oral HistoryandVictor deGrazia Oral History
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