▁of ▁the ▁Light ▁Hor se ▁J ub ile e ▁Cont ing ent ▁in ▁London . ▁He ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁Bo er ▁War ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁was ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Mur ar rie ▁Ba con ▁Factory ▁and ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁W ide ▁Bay ▁Cooper ative ▁D air y ▁Co . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁Walker ▁had ▁acquired ▁a ▁farm ▁at ▁Col es ▁Creek , ▁G ym pie ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁far mer ▁at ▁T ew antin . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁ 1 7 ▁Feb ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁he ▁married ▁Ros anna ▁Martin ▁ ▁( d ied ▁ 1 9 6 1 ) ▁and ▁together ▁had ▁three ▁sons ▁and ▁two ▁daughters . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Br is b ane ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁and ▁his ▁body ▁was ▁taken ▁back ▁to ▁G ym pie ▁for ▁a ▁state ▁fun eral ▁at ▁St ▁Peter ' s ▁Church ▁and ▁bur ial ▁at ▁the ▁G ym pie ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁Walker ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁for ▁almost ▁ 4 0 ▁years , ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁in ▁opposition ▁to ▁success ive ▁Labor ▁govern ments . ▁ ▁He ▁represented ▁two ▁different ▁seats , ▁the ▁first ▁being ▁W ide ▁Bay ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁being ▁Co oro ora ▁from ▁its ▁in ception ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁until ▁he ▁retired ▁from ▁politics