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<p> Walker, [[George]] (2), D.D. </p> <p> an Irish clergyman of the Church of England, was born of English parents in the County Tyrone, Ireland, about 1650. He was educated at the University of Glasgow, and took orders in the Church of England, after which he became rector of Donoughmore, near Londonderry, Ireland. When James II laid siege to that city in 1689, Walker raised a regiment, with which he gallantly defended Londonderry, after it had been abandoned by its governor, and succeeded in holding the city until James was obliged to raise the siege, July 30, 1689. He received the thanks of the House of Commons, and was nominated bishop of Derry by [[William]] III; but desiring to pass through another military campaign before entering upon the duties of the episcopal office, he was killed at the battle of the Boyne, July 1, 1690. He published A True Account of the [[Siege]] of [[Londonderry]] (1689), which was attacked and criticized, and the attack brought out a Vindication. A statue, mounted on a lofty pillar, has been erected to his memory in Londonderry. </p>
<p> Defender of [[Londonderry]] against the army of James II., born in co. Tyrone, of English parents; was in holy orders, and by his sermons encouraged the town's-people during the siege, which lasted 105 days; he afterwards fought in command of his Derry men at the battle of the Boyne, where he lost his life. </p>


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<ref name="term_65556"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/walker,+george+(2),+d.d. George Walker from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
<ref name="term_81306"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/walker,+george George Walker from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref>
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Latest revision as of 19:08, 15 October 2021

George Walker [1]

Defender of Londonderry against the army of James II., born in co. Tyrone, of English parents; was in holy orders, and by his sermons encouraged the town's-people during the siege, which lasted 105 days; he afterwards fought in command of his Derry men at the battle of the Boyne, where he lost his life.

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  1. ↑ George Walker from The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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