Daniel Walker facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Daniel Walker
36th Governor of Illinois
In office January 8, 1973 – January 10, 1977
Lieutenant	Neil Hartigan
Preceded by	Richard Ogilvie
Succeeded by	James Thompson
Personal details
Born	(1922-08-06)August 6, 1922 Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died	April 29, 2015(2015-04-29) (aged 92) Chula Vista, California, U.S.
Political party	Democratic Party
Residences	Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico
Alma mater	United States Naval Academy Northwestern University

Daniel "Dan" Walker (August 6, 1922 – April 29, 2015) was an American Democratic lawyer, businessman, and politician from Illinois. He was the 36th Governor of Illinois from January 1973 to January 1977. He was one of the four governors of Illinois to serve in jail. He went to jail because of bank fraud in 1988.

Walker was born on August 6, 1922 in Washington, D.C.. He was raised in San Diego, California. Walker studied at the United States Naval Academy and at Northwestern University. Walker died of heart failure in Chula Vista, California, aged 92.

• Oral History Project at the University of Illinois at Springfield. Dan Walker Oral History and Victor deGrazia Oral History