Sir James Robert Walker, 2nd Baronet, of Sand Hutton JP, DL (19 October 1829 – 12 June 1899) [1] was a British Conservative politician.
He was the son of James Walker, 1st Baronet [2] and his first wife Mary Denison. [3] Walker was educated at Christ Church, Oxford and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1851 and a Master of Arts in 1860. [4] In 1883, he succeeded his father as baronet. [1]
Walker, who sometime served with the Yorkshire Hussars, [5] was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Beverley between 1860 and 1865 [6] and High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1888. [4] He was a Deputy Lieutenant and justice of the peace of the North Riding as well as a justice of the peace of the East Riding of Yorkshire. [4]
On 23 June 1863, Walker married Louisa Susan Marlborough Heron-Maxwell, third daughter of Captain Sir John Heron-Maxwell, 6th Baronet at St James's Church, Piccadilly. [7] They had nine children. [3] Walker was succeeded in the baronetcy by his oldest son James Heron. [5]
In 1890 he bought Bossall Hall, north of York, from William Belt. [8]
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