Thomas Walker | |
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| Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses representing Louisa County | |
| In office 1752–1755 Serving with Abraham Venable | |
| Preceded by | Charles Barrett |
| Succeeded by | Robert Anderson |
| Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses representing Hampshire County | |
| In office 1756–1761 Serving with Gabriel Jones | |
| Preceded by | Gabriel Jones |
| Succeeded by | James Keith |
| Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses representing Albemarle County | |
| In office 1761–1772 Serving with Henry Fry, Edward Carter, Thomas Jefferson | |
| Preceded by | Allen Howard |
| Succeeded by | John Walker |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing Albemarle County | |
| In office May 1782 – May 1783 Serving with Thomas Jefferson | |
| Preceded by | Isaac Davis |
| Succeeded by | George Nicholas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 25, 1715 Walkerton, King and Queen County, Virginia |
| Died | November 9, 1794 (age 79) Castle Hill, Albemarle County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Spouses | Mildred Thornton (m. 1741)Elizabeth Thornton (m. 1781) |
| Children | 12, including John and Francis |
| Known for | politician, explorer |
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Thomas Walker (January 25, 1715 – November 9, 1794) was a physician, planter and explorer in colonial Virginia who served multiple terms in the Virginia General Assembly, and whose descendants also had political careers. Walker explored the Western Colony of Virginia (present-day Kentucky) in 1750, a full 19 years before the arrival of famed frontiersman Daniel Boone.