A decade after moving to Missouri, Walker was elected to the Missouri Senate representing Howard County. He was elected as State Treasurer of Missouri in 1833. According to legend, he never kept the Treasurer's office locked or bolted, but secured government funds in an iron-bound oaken chest, and reportedly slept on top of the chest at night.
A decade after moving to Missouri, Walker was elected to the state senate representing Howard County. He was chosen as Missouri's State Treasurer in 1833. The story goes that he never locked or bolted his office, but kept government funds safe in an iron-bound wooden chest and slept on top of it at night.