Wirt Dexter Walker
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 Wirt Dexter Walker    (lawyer) | |
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| Born | September 1, 1860 |
| Died | April 24, 1899 (Age 38) |
Wirt Dexter Walker was a Chicago lawyer, son of successful Chicago attorney James M. Walker and Eliza M. Walker[1] and was named after Wirt Dexter, the junior partner at his father's firm Walter VanArman & Dexter. [2]
After his graduation from Yale University he inherited a large sum of money upon his father's death. He began his own practice in 1883[1] and was secretary of the University Club of Chicago in 1887.[3] He had health problems and became blind, at which point he retired from office work to travel.[1]
He married Marie Winston[4][5] in 1894.[1]
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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| Document:Wirt Walker, Russell and Co, CIA, and 911 | article | 3 September 2010 | Kevin Ryan |
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References
- ↑ a b c d [1] Yale University Obituary
- ↑ Proceedings of the Illinois State Bar Association By Illinois State Bar Association Meeting Publisher The Association, 1899 Original from the University of California Digitized Oct 28, 2008 page 133
- ↑ [2] The American University Magazine Published 1897 Original from the University of Michigan Digitized Sep 8, 2009 page 122
- ↑ John William Leonard, Albert Nelson Marquis The book of Chicagoans: a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, Volume 2 Publisher A.N. Marquis, 1911 Original from the New York Public Library Digitized Jun 12, 2007
- ↑ [3] Governor Garrard, of Kentucky: his descendants and relatives page 84
