George Anthony Walkem
George Anthony "Boomer" Walkem (November 15, 1834 – January 13, 1908) was a British Columbian politician and jurist.
George Anthony Walkem | |
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Hon. George Anthony Walkem in 1875 | |
| 3rd & 5th Premier of British Columbia | |
| In office February 11, 1874 – January 27, 1876 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Lieutenant Governor | Joseph Trutch |
| Preceded by | Amor de Cosmos |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Charles Elliott |
| In office June 25, 1878 – June 6, 1882 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Lieutenant Governor | Albert Norton Richards Clement Francis Cornwall |
| Preceded by | Andrew Charles Elliott |
| Succeeded by | Robert Beaven |
| MLA for Cariboo | |
| In office October 16, 1871 – July 24, 1882 Serving with Joseph Hunter, Cornelius Booth, Alexander Edmund Batson Davie, John Evans, George Cowan | |
| Preceded by | first member |
| Succeeded by | Robert McLeese |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 15, 1834 Newry, Ireland |
| Died | January 13, 1908 (aged 73) Victoria, British Columbia |
| Political party | None |
| Spouse |
Sophia Edith Rhodes (m. 1879) |
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