Walker, Robert John

1801 - Born on the 23rd of July at Northumberland, Pennsylvania U.S.A.

1819 - He graduated at the University of Pennsylvania.

1836 - He was part of the United States Senate as a Unionist Democrat. 

1837 - He was voted for the recognition of the Republic of Texas.

1845 - He was the U.S. Secretary of Treasury.

1849 - He was generally recognized as the most influential member of the President's Cabinet.

        - He left as a Secretary of Treasury.

1857 - He was appointed governor of Kansas Territory

        - He resigned as a governor of Kansas Territory (November).

1863 - He supported the Union during the American Civil War.

1864 - He practiced law in Washington D.C.   

1869 - Died at the age of 68 at Washington D.C.