DAVIS SCOTT WALKER.
 

	Davis Scott Walker was one of the first residents of North Battle-
ford and has been a dominant factor in the continued development and
improvement of the city. He is a barrister of prominence and has an ex-
tensive and important clientele.  He was born in Kensington, Prince
Edward Island, on the 8th of June, 1885, a son of William and Catherine
(McMurdo) Walker, natives of that Island.  William Walker engaged
in farming there throughout his active life and died in April, 1910, when
sixty-four years of age.  Mrs. Walker survives him and is residing at
Wilmot, Prince Edward Island.
	The public schools of Kensington afforded Davis Scott Walker his
early education and later he attended the Prince of Wales College at
Charlottetown.  He then taught school one year at Sumerfield, Prince
Edward Island, and was principal one year at O'Leary. In 1906 he came
west to Saskatchewan and arrived in North Battleford on the 15th of
August, the day the town was incorporated. He resumed his profession
as teacher here and was principal of schools until 1907, when he took
up the study of law and was called to the bar on the 4th of January,
1913.  He has since practiced here and his rise in the profession has
been remarkable.  He is a splendid barrister, possessing those qualities
that win for him confidence and esteem, and he stands high at the district
and provincial bars.
	On the 12th of May, 1915, Mr. Walker was married to Miss Laura J.
Forrester of Winnipeg and they have become parents of two children:
Nora Catherine, born on the 15th of September, 1918; and Ruth Mc-
Murdo, born on the 8th of March, 1920.  Since attaining his right of
franchise Mr. Walker has given his political allegiance to the Liberal
party, having firm belief in the principles of that party as factors in good
government. He was a member of the local council of North Battleford
for three years and in 1913 was elected mayor.  It was his privilege
to declare North Battleford a city on the 1st of May of that year. Mr.
Walker is a stanch advocate of education and has served on both grade
and high school boards for four years.  His experience as an educator
has made him more thoroughly realize the needs of both pupils and
teachers and he has been influential in improving the educational facili-
ties here to a great degree.  Since 1916 he has been chairman of the
public library board and the city owes him a debt of gratitude, for
it was through his influence that the city received a donation from An-
drew Carnegie for the library building. Along strictly professional lines
he is identified with the Dominion, Saskatchewan and North Battleford
Bar Associations and socially he is a member of the North Battleford Golf
Club and the Curling Club. His religious faith is that of the Presby
terian church.

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