Name: Alexander Walker
Dates: ? to 1867
Field of Fame: Literature & Art
Nationality: British / Canadian
Further Details: Alexander Walker (? - 1867) was a poet and a non-commissioned officer in the British Army. He is noted as being the author of 'The Knapsack: A collection of fugitive poems' (1853) and 'Personal recollections of military adventure in Great Britain, Portugal and Canada' (1859). He lived in Canada from around 1848, and was the assistant editor of the Quebec Gazette.