Percy Walker (1812-1880) was an American politician from

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. He was graduated from the medical department of the

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in 1835. He began practicing medicine in

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. He served in the campaign against the

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. He served as State's Attorney for the 6th judicial district. He was elected to the State House of Representatives in 1839, 1847, and 1853, elected as a candidate of the American Party to the

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(4 March 1855 – 3 March 1857). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1856. He died in Mobile on 31 December 1880, and was interred in Magnolia Cemetery.

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