Political Offices
Walley served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1836 and 1840–1846, serving as speaker 1844-1846. Walley served as a Corporate member of the American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions 1848-1867.
Walley was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853-March 3, 1855). Walley was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1854 to the Thirty-fourth Congress. Walley was an unsuccessful Whig candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 1855.
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