Thomas J. Walker

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Thomas James John Walker (October 30, 1927 – June 6, 1998) was a Canadian provincial level politician from Alberta. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 to 1979 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus.

Thomas James John Walker
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office 1975–1979
Preceded by	Leighton Buckwell
Succeeded by	LeRoy Fjordbotten
Constituency	Macleod
Personal details
Born	(1927-10-30)October 30, 1927
Died	June 8, 1998(1998-06-08) (aged 70)
Political party	Progressive Conservative

Political career

Walker ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1975 Alberta general election. He defeated incumbent Leighton Buckwell in a closely contested race to pick up the Macleod electoral district for the governing Progressive Conservative party.^[1] He retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1979.