Thomas J. Walker

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Thomas James John Walker
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
1975–1979
Preceded byLeighton Buckwell
Succeeded byLeRoy Fjordbotten
ConstituencyMacleod
Personal details
Born(1927-10-30)October 30, 1927
DiedJune 8, 1998(1998-06-08) (aged 70)
Political partyProgressive Conservative

Thomas James John Walker (October 30, 1927 – June 6, 1998) was a Canadian provincial level politician from Alberta. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 to 1979 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus.

Political career

Walker ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1975 Alberta general election. He defeated incumbent Leighton Buckwell in a closely contested race to pick up the Macleod electoral district for the governing Progressive Conservative party.[1] He retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1979.

References

  1. ^ "Macleod results 1975". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved December 5, 2009.
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