Walter Forward
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| 15th United States Secretary of the Treasury | |
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In office September 13, 1841 – March 1, 1843 |
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| President | John Tyler |
| Preceded by | Thomas Ewing, Sr. |
| Succeeded by | John C. Spencer |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 16th district |
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In office October 8, 1822 – March 3, 1823 |
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| Preceded by | Henry Baldwin |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Stewart |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 14th district |
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In office March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
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| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | James S. Stevenson, Robert Orr, Jr. |
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January 24, 1786 East Granby, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | November 24, 1852 (aged 66) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican Party, Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Henrietta Barclay |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
Walter Forward (January 24, 1786 – November 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and politician. He was the brother of Chauncey Forward.
Born in East Granby, Connecticut, he attended the common schools. After moving with his father to Aurora, Ohio, he settled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1803. There he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1806. He practiced in Pittsburgh and also served for more than a year as editor of The Tree of Liberty newspaper. He also served in the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
In 1822, he was elected to the 17th Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Henry Baldwin, and was reelected to the 18th Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1824 to the 19th Congress.
He was a member of the Pennsylvania constitutional convention in 1837 and played an important role in the establishment of the United States Whig Party in the 1830s.
Forward was an active supporter of the Harrison-Tyler ticket in the U.S. presidential election, 1840. As a reward, Forward was offered the office of United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He declined that appointment but on March 6, 1841 was appointed by President William Henry Harrison to be First Comptroller of the Treasury. He served in that post until September 13, 1841, when he was appointed 15th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury by President John Tyler.
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