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Sir James Robert Walker, 2nd Baronet, of Sand Hutton JP, DL (19 October 1829 – 12 June 1899) was a British Conservative politician.

He was the son of James Walker, 1st Baronet and his first wife Mary Denison. Walker was educated at Christ Church, Oxford and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1851 and a Master of Arts in 1860. In 1883, he succeeded his father as baronet.

Walker, who sometime served with the Yorkshire Hussars, was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Beverley between 1860 and 1865 and High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1888. He was a Deputy Lieutenant and justice of the peace of the North Riding as well as a justice of the peace of the East Riding of Yorkshire.

On 23 June 1863, Walker married Louisa Susan Marlborough Heron-Maxwell, third daughter of Captain Sir John Heron-Maxwell, 6th Baronet at St James's Church, Piccadilly. They had nine children. Walker was succeeded in the baronetcy by his oldest son James Heron.

In 1890 he bought Bossall Hall, north of York, from William Belt.

References

  1. ^ "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
  2. Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Walker, (Sir) James (Bart.)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  3. ^ "The National Archives". Retrieved 16 April 2009.
  4. ^ Debrett, John (1893). Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage. London: Oldhams Press. p. 556.
  5. ^ "ThePeerage - Sir James Robert Walker, 2nd Bt". Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  6. "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Beverley". Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
  7. Sylvanus, Urban (1863). The Gentleman's Magazine. London: John Henry and James Parker. p. 101.
  8. "A grand, 10,000sq ft hall in Yorkshire with moat, and a secret garden". countrylife.co.uk. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byHenry Edwards
Ralph Walters 		Member of Parliament for Beverley
1860 – 1865
With: Henry Edwards 		Succeeded byHenry Edwards
Christopher Sykes
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded byJames Walker Baronet
(of Sand Hutton)
1883 – 1899 		Succeeded byJames Heron Walker


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