- aff ili ated ▁Mississippi ▁College ▁in ▁Cl inton , ▁Mississippi . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁Army ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Theater ▁of ▁Oper ations . ▁Then , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁previous ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁ch icken ▁far mer ▁in ▁Smith ▁County ▁and ▁became ▁president ▁of ▁Walker ▁E gg ▁Far ms , ▁Inc ., ▁based ▁in ▁M ize . ▁From ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁Walker ' s ▁Super market . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Walker ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁executive ▁committee ▁of ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁Game ▁and ▁Fish ▁Commission ▁under ▁Governor ▁Ross ▁Bar nett . ▁Pr ent iss ▁Walker ▁Lake ▁( origin ally ▁called ▁Ross ▁Bar nett ▁Lake ) ▁near ▁M ize ▁is ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁Walker ▁was ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁Republican ▁National ▁Convention , ▁which ▁met ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁California , ▁and ▁he ▁ran ▁as ▁a ▁Republican ▁in ▁, ▁in ▁the ▁central ▁eastern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁He ▁un se ated ▁ 1 1 - term ▁inc umb ent ▁W . ▁Arthur ▁W inst ead ▁by ▁some ▁ 7 0 0 0 ▁votes , ▁an ▁ 1 1 % ▁margin , ▁the ▁first ▁Republican ▁break through ▁in ▁Mississippi ▁since ▁El za ▁Jeff ords ▁served ▁a ▁term ▁in ▁Congress ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁Walker ' s ▁victory ▁is