[PAR] [TLE] Walker County, Texas [SEP] Walker County is a county located in the east central section of the U.S. state of Texas.  As of the 2010 census, its population was 67,861.  Its county seat is Huntsville.  Initially, Walker County was named for Robert J. Walker, a legislator from Mississippi who introduced into the United States Congress the resolution to annex Texas.  Walker later supported the Union during the Civil War and earned some enmity.  In order to keep the county's name, the state renamed it for Samuel H. Walker, a Texas Ranger and soldier in the American Army. [PAR] [TLE] Robert J. Walker [SEP] Robert John Walker (July 19, 1801November 11, 1869) was an American lawyer, economist and politician.  An active member of the Democratic Party, he served as a member of the U.S. Senate from Mississippi from 1835 until 1845, as Secretary of the Treasury from 1845 to 1849 during the administration of President James K. Polk, and briefly as Territorial Governor of Kansas in 1857.
[PAR] [TLE] Walker County , Texas [ SEP ] Walker County is a county located in the east central section of the U.S. state of Texas . As of the 2010 census , its population was 67,861 . Its county seat is Huntsville . Initially , Walker County was named for Robert J. Walker , a legislator from Mississippi who introduced into the United States Congress the resolution to annex Texas . Walker later supported the Union during the Civil War and earned some enmity . In order to keep the county 's name , the state renamed it for Samuel H. Walker , a Texas Ranger and soldier in the American Army . [PAR] [TLE] Robert J. Walker [ SEP ] Robert John Walker ( July 19 , 1801November 11 , 1869 ) was an American lawyer , economist and politician . An active member of the Democratic Party , he served as a member of the U.S. Senate from Mississippi from 1835 until 1845 , as Secretary of the Treasury from 1845 to 1849 during the administration of President James K. Polk , and briefly as Territorial Governor of Kansas in 1857 .
Walker County was named after which member of the US Senate from Mississippi?
Walker County was named after which member of the US Senate from Mississippi ?
Robert J. Walker
Robert J. Walker