Biography of Colonel Charles L. Walker
Colonel Charles L. Walker, born in McHenry County, Illinois, on December 27, 1851, became a prominent lawyer in Rock Island County after moving there in 1873. A graduate of the Rock River Seminary, he studied law while supporting himself and joined the Sweeney, Jackson & Walker firm upon admission to the bar in 1878. A dedicated Republican, he was appointed aide to Governor Richard Yates and served as attorney for the Illinois and Michigan Canal. Walker was also active in the Rock Island community and a committed Methodist. He married Anna Guy Stoddard in 1881.