John Walker (1799 – 27 February 1874) was an Australian politician, member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council.
[2] John Walker emigrated to Van Diemen's Land (later renamed Tasmania) in 1822, and carried on business as a miller in Hobart for many years.
[1] He was appointed one of the Commissioners for Hobart before the establishment of a Municipal Council for the city.
In 1851 Walker was elected a member of the old unicameral Legislative Council for Brighton, and on the introduction of free institutions was elected on 6 October 1856[3] for the now upper house Legislative Council as member for Hobart.
[1] Walker twice married: firstly to Janet Glass in 1827; they had several children, all of whom except one survived him; and secondly to Julia Speke née Coverdale in 1858, the widow of Charles Bradbury.