hiː wʌzðə sˈʌn ʌv dʒˈɑːn wˈɪljəmz wˈɔːkɚ, ðə bɹˈʌðɚɹ ʌv pˈɜːsi wˈɔːkɚ ænd lə ɹˈɔɪ pˈoʊp wˈɔːkɚ, ænd fˈɑːðɚɹ ʌv ɹˈɪtʃɚd wˈaɪldə wˈɔːkɚ, dʒˌeɪˈɑːɹ. ɹˈɪtʃɚd wˈɔːkɚ, ˌɛsˈɑːɹ. sˈɜːvd ɪnðɪ ˌæləbˈæmə stˈeɪt lˈɛdʒɪslətʃɚ fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv, ænd sˈɜːvd æz ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪt dʒˈʌstɪs ʌvðɪ ˌæləbˈæmə suːpɹˈiːm kˈoːɹt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn.
He was the son of John Williams Walker, the brother of Percy Walker and LeRoy Pope Walker, and father of Richard Wilde Walker, Jr. Richard Walker, Sr. served in the Alabama state legislature from 1851 to 1855, and served as Associate Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court in 1859.