Gilbert C. Walker

Gilbert C. Walker
Harper's Weekly, July 24, 1869
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879
Preceded byJohn A. Smith
Succeeded byJoseph E. Johnston
Chairman of the House Committee on Education and Labor
In office
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877
Preceded byJames Monroe
Succeeded byJohn Goode, Jr.
36th Governor of Virginia
In office
September 21, 1869 – January 1, 1874
Provisional Governor from September 21, 1869 – January 1, 1870
LieutenantJohn F. Lewis
John Lawrence Marye Jr.
Preceded byHenry H. Wells (as Provisional Governor)
Succeeded byJames L. Kemper
Personal details
Born
Gilbert Carlton Walker

August 1, 1833
Binghamton, New York, US
DiedMay 11, 1885(1885-05-11) (aged 51)
New York City, US
Resting placeSpring Forest Cemetery, Binghamton, New York, US
Political partyRepublican (before 1870)
Other political
affiliations
Democratic (after 1870)
SpouseOlive E. Evans (m. 1857)
Alma materHamilton College
ProfessionAttorney
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Gilbert Carlton Walker (August 1, 1833 – May 11, 1885) was an American politician. He served as the 36th Governor of Virginia, first as a Republican provisional governor between 1869 and 1870, and again as a Democrat elected governor from 1870 to 1874. He was the last Republican governor of Virginia until Linwood Holton took office in 1970.