He followed his father into brewing.[1] In 1879, on the death of his father, he gained control of the business and in 1890 he turned it into a public company, Walkers of Warrington. Several pubs in Liverpool and the northwest of England still carry the slogan "Walkers Warrington Ale"[2] in their frosted glass.
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[4] the 9th. Earl of Kingston in 1897, and they took up residence in Kilronan Castle, Co. Roscommon.[5] Sir Andrew later married Maude Okeover, the daughter of Haughton Charles Okeover; they had no children.
He built the Walker Art Gallery which is named after him and donated it to the City of Liverpool. For this, and other good works, he was knighted in 1877 and created Baronet Walker, of Gateacre, co. Lancaster in 1886.
Interest in yachtingedit
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 'Ailsa' which had some success racing against 'Brittannia' on the Clyde and a small racing yacht called the 'Cuhona', which won several cups on the Clyde in 1894. Cuhona raced at Lough Boderg Regatta prior to the foundation of the North Shannon Yacht Club in Ireland.
He presented a trophy to The North Shannon yacht Club known as the Barclay-Walker Challenge Cup for Half Deckers, Colleens and Half raters.[6]
andrew, barclay, walker, baronet, december, 1824, february, 1893, brewer, liverpool, councillor, vanity, fair, caricatureby, libero, prosperi, contents, career, interest, yachting, references, external, linkscareer, edit, nbsp, grave, saints, churchyard, child. Sir Andrew Barclay Walker 1st Baronet 15 December 1824 27 February 1893 was a brewer and Liverpool Councillor Vanity Fair caricatureby Libero Prosperi Contents 1 Career 2 Interest in yachting 3 References 4 External linksCareer edit nbsp Grave of Sir Andrew Barclay Walker All Saints churchyard Childwall Walker was born the son of Peter Walker at Auchinflower Ayrshire and was educated at Ayr Academy and at the Liverpool Institute He followed his father into brewing 1 In 1879 on the death of his father he gained control of the business and in 1890 he turned it into a public company Walkers of Warrington Several pubs in Liverpool and the northwest of England still carry the slogan Walkers Warrington Ale 2 in their frosted glass 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 3 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 4 the 9th Earl of Kingston in 1897 and they took up residence in Kilronan Castle Co Roscommon 5 Sir Andrew later married Maude Okeover the daughter of Haughton Charles Okeover they had no children He built the Walker Art Gallery which is named after him and donated it to the City of Liverpool For this and other good works he was knighted in 1877 and created Baronet Walker of Gateacre co Lancaster in 1886 Interest in yachting editSir Andrew Barclay Walker was a great yachtsman He and his son Andrew owned a number of yachts including a large racing yacht called the Ailsa which had some success racing against Brittannia on the Clyde and a small racing yacht called the Cuhona which won several cups on the Clyde in 1894 Cuhona raced at Lough Boderg Regatta prior to the foundation of the North Shannon Yacht Club in Ireland He presented a trophy to The North Shannon yacht Club known as the Barclay Walker Challenge Cup for Half Deckers Colleens and Half raters 6 References edit Small Selection of People with a Liverpool Connection permanent dead link The Brewery History Society Defunct Brewery Liveries Mosley Charles Burke s Peerage Baronetage amp Knightage 107th edition Vol 3 p 4047 Wicklow newsletter and Alklow reporter 7 Dec 1901 Irish Independent 19 Sept 1924 Roscommon Herald 14 Aug 1909External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sir Andrew Barclay Walker Pictures of the Walker Grave in Childwall Liverpool Walker Andrew Barclay Dictionary of National Biography London Smith Elder amp Co 1885 1900 Honorary titles Preceded byJames Williamson Baron Ashton High Sheriff of Lancashire1886 Succeeded bySir John Thursby Baronetage of the United Kingdom New creation Baronet of Gateacre Grange and Osmaston Manor 1886 1893 Succeeded byPeter Carlaw Walker nbsp This United Kingdom business related biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about a mayor in England is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andrew Barclay Walker amp oldid 1214374945, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
