Joshua Walker (1786-1862) of
Portland Place and Hendon Place, Middlesex, was a
Member of Parliament
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for
Aldeburgh
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in Suffolk, a
pocket borough owned by his cousin
Samuel Walker (1779–1851), MP,
[Taylor] a notable
ironmaster
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The ironmaster was usually a large ...
from Yorkshire.
Origins
He was born on 28 September 1786, the son of Joshua Walker of Clifton House, near Rotherham in Yorkshire, the proprietor of an iron and steel works and of lead factories and founder of the Independent College at Rotherham.
His mother was Susanna Need, a daughter of Samuel Need of Arnold, Nottinghamshire, a textile manufacturer.
Marriage
On 18 December 1805 he married Anna Maria Holford, a daughter and co-heiress of Allan Holford (1754-1788) of
Davenham Hall in Cheshire, by his wife Margaret Wrench (d.1834), a daughter of William Wrench of Chester.
[Heraldic illustrations, by J. and J. B. Burke, Volume 2, Plate XCI, pedigree of Holfor]
/ref> By his wife he had six sons and 2 daughters.
References
Sources
*Taylor, Lawrence, biography of ''Walker, Joshua (1786-1862), of Portland Place and Hendon Place, Mdx.'', published ''History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820'', ed. R. Thorne, 198
WALKER, Joshua (1786-1862), of Portland Place and Hendon Place, Mdx. , History of Parliament Online
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
1786 births
1862 deaths
Tory members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
UK MPs 1818–1820
UK MPs 1820–1826
UK MPs 1826–1830
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