He was the eldest son of Oliver Ormerod Walker and his second wife, Helen Elizabeth Garston, of Chesham House, near Bury, Lancashire.
He was a magistrate, justice of the peace, and held a commission in the 7th Royal Lancashire Militia.
[2][3] In 1877 he was chosen as Conservative candidate for Salford on the death of one of the sitting Members of Parliament (MP), Charles Cawley.
He was successful at the by-election and served as MP until the 1880 general election, when both Salford seats were won by Liberals.
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