{{Resident||image=[[Image:|250px]]|name=Albert Shields Walker|occupation=Blacksmith, Mayor, Councilman, Recorder, School director|birthplace=Green County, Missouri|birthdate=1824|death=[[September 15]], [[1915]]|burial=|family=[[Walker, William|William Walker]] (father), [[Walker, Mary Shields|Mary Shields Walker]] (mother), [[Walker, Sarah Elizabeth Higgins|Sarah "Lizzie" Walker]] (wife), children, [[Walker, Herbert E|Herbert E.]] (son), [[Walker, William F|William F.]] (son), [[Walker, Mary B|Mary B. Walker]] (daughter), [[Walker, Ralph Gladstone|Ralph G. Walker]] (son), [[Walker, Jessie|Jessie Walker]] (daughter), [[Walker, May|May Walker]], [[Walker, Grace|Grace]], [[Walker, Ida|Ida]], [[Walker, Joy|Joy]]|education=Old Columbia College in [[Eugene]]|hobbies=|religion=Christian|gender=Male|heritage=White|physical_characteristics=|group=|residence=[[Springfield]]}}=History=[[Walker, Albert|Albert Walker]], blacksmith, was the first mayor of [[Springfield]] in [[1885]] upon its incorporation. The advancement and prosperity of the thriving little city of Springfield, [[Lane County]], Oregon, is largely due to the progrressive and energetic captains of industry, who early perceived its advantages as a business center and have been influential in developing its resources. Priminent among these is Albert S. Walker, now one of its foremost citizens and a prosperous real estate dealer and insurance agent. A native of Missouri, he was born [[January 11]], 1846.