Oliver Ormerod Walker
Oliver Ormerod Walker (1833 – 30 May 1914) was a British Conservative Party politician. He was the eldest son of Oliver Ormerod Walker and his second wife, Helen Elizabeth Garston, of Chesham House, near Bury, Lancashire. He was a magistrate, justice of the peace, and held a commission in the 7th Royal Lancashire Militia. He was also a Deputy-Lieutenant for Lancashire, Mayor of Bury and held the office of High Sheriff of Lancashire in 1876. On the formation of the Volunteer Force he became lieutenant colonel of the 8th Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps. In 1877 he was chosen as Conservative candidate for Salford on the death of one of the sitting Members of Parliament (MP), Charles Cawley. He was successful at the by-election and served as MP until the 1880 general election, when both Salford seats were won by Liberals. He married Jane Harrison in 1860. Walker died 30 May 1914, aged 81. References

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1833 births
1914 deaths
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1874–1880
Volunteer Force officers
High Sheriffs of Lancashire
Deputy Lieutenants of Lancashire
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Salford
English justices of the peace