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.
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Oral History Project at the University of Illinois at Springfield. Dan Walker Oral History and Victor deGrazia Oral History
1922 births
2015 deaths
Deaths from heart failure
American fraudsters
Governors of Illinois
Politicians from Washington, D.C. Politicians from San Diego, California Democratic Party (United States) politicians Lawyers from Washington, D.C. Lawyers from Illinois Lawyers from San Diego, California