James Phenix Walker (September 29, 1935 – October 24, 1966) was an American politician. He served as a member of the

Mississippi House of Representatives The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi. According to the state constitution of 1890, it is to comprise no more than 122 members elected fo ...

Life and career

Walker was born in

Memphis, Tennessee Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Shelby County in the southwest part of the state; it is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, Memphis is the second-mos ...

. He was an attorney. In 1960, Walker was elected to the

. Walker died in October 1966, at the age of 31.

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1935 births 1966 deaths Politicians from Memphis, Tennessee Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives 20th-century American legislators 20th-century Mississippi politicians {{Mississippi-politician-stub