- Amasa Walker
Amasa Walker was an American economist and
United States Representative , and was the father ofFrancis Amasa Walker . He was born inWoodstock, Connecticut onMay 4 ,1799 . He moved with his parents toNorth Brookfield, Massachusetts and attended the district school. From 1820 to 1840 he was engaged in business, retiring in 1840 from commercial life.In 1842-1848 he lectured on
political economy atOberlin College , in 1853-1869 he was an examiner on political economy at Harvard, and in 1859-1869 lecturer on political economy atAmherst College . He was a frequent contributor to periodical literature, especially on financial subjects. His principal work was "Science of Wealth", published in (1866).He was a delegate to the
Democratic National Convention in 1836. Walker was a delegate to the1st International Peace Conference in London in 1843, and he served at the Paris conference in 1849. Walker was elected to several political offices, among them that of a member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives in 1849, a member of theMassachusetts State Senate in 1850, theMassachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth (1851-1853), and a Representative in Congress (1862-1863). For his seat in the US House, he was elected as a Republican to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofGoldsmith Bailey . Walker died in North Brookfield onOctober 29 ,1875 . His interment was in Maple Street Cemetery.* [ Citation |last = Gilman | first = Daniel Coit | year = 1904 | title = The New International Encyclopædia Vol. 17 | page = 474. | publisher = Dodd, Mead and Company | location = New York, N.Y. | date = 1904]
Books
*"The Science of Wealth: A Manual of Political Economy. Embracing the Laws of Trade, Currency, and Finance", Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown & Co. (1866).
References
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