OBITUARY.
: SIR JOHN: L, WALTON. . 'W.jTEf.EaiiAPit— association—copyright, " (Rec. Jan. 19, 5.2 p,m.) •' ; > , London, January 18. Obituary: Sir J. L. Walton, AttorncyGpnera]; sotat- " Sir . John Liwson Walton, ly.C., had been Attorney.General since 1906, and had been Liberal member of the House of Commons for K«? h T> I-eccla .since; 1892. JI6 was a son of the late Rev.' John Walton, M,A., formerly Wefi- < leyan ■Missionary in Ceylon, and afterwards President , of JYesleyan Conferences for Great ?«•*"? '«n4 .South Africa.' Sir Jq'hn Walton 171 )832 married Joanna, only daughter of the 'latei Robert Heddenvick, founder of the Glasgow Citizen.' Ho leaves three sons .and ■ two .daughters. At London University ho attained t the honour of First 'Prjzcman, Common Law." In 1377 he was called to the !', e -adopted as Liberalcari, didate for Battersea, but resigned to contest V ct 's, where he was unsuccessful. In J™- he. succeeded Lord. Playfair as member for South Leeds. He was clccied a Bencher of the Inner Temple in 183?.
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 99, 20 January 1908, Page 7
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