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Albert Gallatin Walker (1807 - 1882)came to Texas in 1845, moving from Virginia with his brother Hiram. He settled in Peters Colony, a land grant that took in land covering most of present day Dallas-Fort Worth and stretching north to the Red River. Walker worked in various jobs including as a surveyor. He was a Texas Senator. He served in the third and Seventh Texas Legislature. He contended for Birdville as the county seat of Tarrant County instead of Fort Worth. This broke into actual fighting at times and Walker killed J. Jeff Courtney, shot H. S. Johnson and shot a horse from under a man named Brady. He was not convicted for any of these shootings indicating that they were self-defense.