Background
Walton was born in New York City on October 8, 1768, the son of Jacob and Mary (Cruger) Walton.
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Henry Walton
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Educated in England, he returned to New York about 1788 and studied law under Aaron Burr.
Career
In 1790 he moved to Ballston, New New York There he served as surrogate court judge, from which he was usually called Judge Henry Walton. In 1815 he built a mansion called Pine Grove on Broadway in Saratoga Springs, New York, across from the present City Center.
In 1816 he built the estate he called "Wood Lawn," afterwards sold to Henry Hilton.
In 1819 he built the Pavilion Hotel on Broadway, on the site of the present City Hall. The hotel burned around 1840 and was not rebuilt.
He was also involved in developing the famous springs of Saratoga, tubing the Flat Rock Spring, and the President, later called the Iodine and the Saratoga Star Spring. Henry Walton died in New York City on September 15, 1844, and is buried in Trinity churchyard.
