Born on January 15, 1905, in Leechburg, Pennsylvania, Walker was the son of a general manager of Allegheny Steel Company.
He studied at Culver Military Academy before serving in the infantry during World War I.
[1] In 1931, he was appointed Special Deputy Attorney General to Governor Gifford Pinchot.
Walker won the party's 1958 primary for Lieutenant Governor, but was part of a losing ticket with Arthur McGonigle.
Walker was appointed Judge of the Courts of Allegheny County in 1964, and retired in 1968.