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Walker (JOHN an English author born)

JOHN, an English author; born in Devonshire; was educated at Exeter College, Oxford, graduating M. A. in 1699. He became rector of St. Marythe-More, Exeter. His famous work is entitled "An Account of the Sufferings of the Clergy who were Sequestered in the Grand Rebellion" (folio, 1714). The work itself was called forth by Calamy's "Particular Account of the Ministers "Abridgement of the Life of Mr. Baxter," nearly half of which is the famous who were Ejected by the Act of Uni formity," and Calamy himself replied pared as to Persecution" (1719). With ers, a dissenting minister of Exeter, also made a reply, and still more Neal in his "History of the Puritans." Walker estimated at over 7,000 the number of to it "The Church and Dissenters com- WALKER the United States Naval Academy in 1856; promoted lieutenant in 1858; and at the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 was assigned to duty in the blockading service. During the war he participated in the capture of New Orleans and the operations against Vicksburg in the summer of 1862; commanded the "Baron de Kalb" of the Mississippi squadron in several engagements; had charge of a naval battery at the siege of Vicksburg; was executive officer on board a gunboat at the capture of Wilmington N. C., and took an active part in several other engagements. He was secretary of the Lighthouse Board in 1873-1878; chief of the Bureau of Navigation in 1881-1889; promoted commodore in 1889; 1889; commanded the "Squadron of Evolution" in 1889- 1894; and in the latter year, on his promotion to rear-admiral, was assigned to the Pacific station; being particularly charged with the maintenance of peace and good order in the Hawaiian Islands.

He was chairman of the Lighthouse Board in 1895-1896; head of the deep water harbor commission for Southern California; and president of the Isthmian Canal Commission in 1899. He died Sept. 16, 1907.