Daniel Walker | |
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36th Governor of Illinois | |
In office January 8, 1973 – January 10, 1977 | |
Lieutenant | Neil Hartigan |
Preceded by | Richard Ogilvie |
Succeeded by | James Thompson |
Personal details | |
Born | Washington, D.C., U.S. | August 6, 1922
Died | April 29, 2015 Chula Vista, California, U.S. | (aged 92)
Political party | Democratic Party |
Residence | Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico |
Alma mater | United States Naval Academy Northwestern University |
Daniel "Dan" Walker (August 6, 1922 – April 29, 2015) was an American Democratic lawyer, businessman, and politician from Illinois. He was the 36th Governor of Illinois from January 1973 to January 1977. He was one of the four governors of Illinois to serve in jail. He went to jail because of bank fraud in 1988.
Walker was born on August 6, 1922 in Washington, D.C..[1] He was raised in San Diego, California. Walker studied at the United States Naval Academy and at Northwestern University.[2] Walker died of heart failure in Chula Vista, California, aged 92.[3]