James Phenix Walker

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|name = James Phenix Walker

|image = James Phenix Walker.webp

|birth_date = {{birth date|1935|09|29}}

|birth_place = Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.

|death_date = {{death date and age|1966|10|24|1935|09|29}}

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|office = Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives

|term_start = 1960

|term_end = ???

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|children = 1

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James Phenix Walker (September 29, 1935 – October 24, 1966) was an American politician. He served as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives.{{Cite web|title=Mississippi Official and Statistical Register|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3763466&view=1up&seq=106|page=102|publisher=Secretary of State|work=University of California|date=1964|access-date=January 28, 2023}}

Life and career

Walker was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He was an attorney.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117483264/quitman-county-legislator-dies-in-auto/|title=Quitman County legislator dies in auto mishap|work=Hattiesburg American|location=Hattiesburg, Mississippi|date=October 25, 1966|access-date=January 28, 2023|page=16|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}

In 1960, Walker was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives.

Walker died in October 1966, at the age of 31.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117479112/last-rites-for-walker/|title=Last Rites For Walker|work=Sun Herald|location=Biloxi, Mississippi|date=October 26, 1966|access-date=January 28, 2023|page=2|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}

References

Category:1935 births

Category:1966 deaths

Category:Politicians from Memphis, Tennessee

Category:Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives

Category:20th-century members of the Mississippi Legislature