Vancouver Island Masonic History Project

George Anthony Walkem (1834-1908) was associated with Amor DE COSMOS in the Confederation League before BC joined CONFEDERATION in 1871. George Walkem became Attorney General in Amor De Cosmos‘ Cabinet and succeeded him as Premier of British Columbia on 11 February 1874.

George Anthony Walkem was a member of King Solomon’s Lodge No. 22 in Toronto and affiliated with Kamloops Lodge No. 10 in 1886.

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George Anthony Walkem is buried in Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, BC.

George Anthony Walkem gravestone, Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, BC (photo: Temple Lodge No. 33 Historian)
George Anthony Walkem gravestone, Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, BC (photo: Temple Lodge No. 33 Historian)
George Anthony Walkem gravestone (foreground) in the Rhodes family plot, Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, BC (photo: Temple Lodge No. 33 Historian)
George Anthony Walkem gravestone (foreground) in the Rhodes family plot, Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, BC (photo: Temple Lodge No. 33 Historian)

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