David James Walker

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Rosedale
In office
1957–1962
Preceded byCharles Henry
Succeeded byDonald Stovel Macdonald
Senator from Ontario
In office
1963–1989
Personal details
Born(1905-05-10)May 10, 1905
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedNovember 28, 1995(1995-11-28) (aged 90)
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Cabinet• Minister of Public Works
• Minister responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
• Minister responsible for National Capital Commission
Portfolio• Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General

David James Walker, PC (May 10, 1905 – November 28, 1995) was a Canadian politician.[1]

Born in Toronto, Ontario, he was educated at Jarvis Collegiate Institute, the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law School. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1931.

He was first elected to the

Minister of Public Works in the cabinet of John Diefenbaker
.

A long-time friend of John Diefenbaker, he was Best Man at Diefenbaker's second wedding to

Progressive Conservative leadership convention and was his campaign manager in 1948. In 1963, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada
representing the senatorial division of Toronto. He resigned in 1989.

Walker opposed

Pierre Elliott Trudeau's proposed Senate reforms in 1969.[2]

He published his memoirs Fun Along the Way: Memoirs of Dave Walker in 1989.

References

  1. ^ David James Walker – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ^ Winnipeg Free Press, 14 February 1969, p. 9. The reforms included term limits and the right of provinces to appoint some Senators.

Further reading

  • "David James Walker Diefenbaker confidant became a senator". The Globe and Mail. 23 September 1995.