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'''Sir Andrew Barclay Walker, 1st Baronet''' (15 December 1824 – 27 February 1893) was a brewer and Liverpool Councillor.
==Career==
[[File:Grave of Sir Andrew Barclay Walker 1.jpg|thumb|left|Grave of Sir Andrew Barclay Walker, All Saints’ churchyard, Childwall]]
Walker was born the son of [[Peter Walker (brewer)|Peter Walker]] at Auchinflower, [[Ayrshire]], and was educated at [[Ayr Academy]] and at the [[Liverpool Institute]].
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He was a [[Justice of the Peace]] for Ayrshire and a Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire. He was elected [[Lord Mayor of Liverpool]] for 1873 and 1876 and appointed [[High Sheriff of Lancashire]] for 1886–87.<ref>{{cite book| title = Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition|volume= 3|page = 4047|first = Charles|last = Mosley}}</ref>
He married Eliza, the eldest daughter of John Reid, of Limekilns, Fife. They had 6 sons and two daughters, including [[John Reid Walker]] and [[William Walker, 1st Baron Wavertree]] (both renowned racehorse breeders).
His youngest daughter Ethel Lisette married on 3 February 1897<ref>Wicklow newsletter and Alklow reporter 7 Dec 1901</ref> the 9th. Earl of Kingston in 1897, and they took up residence in Kilronan Castle, Co. Roscommon.<ref>Irish Independent 19 Sept. 1924</ref> Sir Andrew later married Maude Okeover, the daughter of Haughton Charles Okeover; they had no children.
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==Interest in yachting==
Sir Andrew Barclay Walker was a great yachtsman. He and his son Andrew owned a number of yachts including a large racing yacht called the '
He presented a trophy to The North Shannon yacht Club known as the Barclay
==References==
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* [http://www.childwall.info/graveyard/4578479887 Pictures of the Walker Grave in Childwall, Liverpool]
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