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Walker, Benjamin 1753- Military officer; born in England in 1753; was a captain in the 2d New York Regiment at the beginning of the Revolutionary War; became aide to Baron Steuben, and then to Washington (1781-82); and after the war was secretary to Governor Clinton. He became a broker in New York City, and naval officer there during Washington's administration. From 1801 to 1803 he was a member of Congress. In 1797 he became agent for estates in western New York, and was long identified with the growth of Utica, where he died, Jan. 13, 1818.

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