He studied law under United States Senator Samuel Prentiss, a distant relative.

[5] After the retirement of his father, Eliakim Parker Walton, in 1853, he was sole proprietor of the "Vermont Watchman" until 1868.

[7] He declined to be a candidate for reelection and returned to his editorial and literary labors.

He edited Volume II of the "Collections of the Vermont Historical Society", including the Haldimand Negotiations papers, and edited eight volumes of "Records of the Governor and Council."

[12] This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress