Background
Walton, Norman Burdett was born on July 27, 1884 in Palmerston, Ontario, Canada. Son of Henry and Elizabeth (Rowan) Walton.
Walton, Norman Burdett was born on July 27, 1884 in Palmerston, Ontario, Canada. Son of Henry and Elizabeth (Rowan) Walton.
Educational public schools, high school and business college, Stratford, Ontario.
Clerk and stenographer, Grand Trunk Railway, 1900-1902, secretary to superintendent, 1902, telegraph operator and secretary to vice president, Montreal, 1903-1906, assistant trainmaster, Palmerston, Ontario, 1906. Secretary to vice president Great Northern Railway, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 1907, inspector transportation. 1907; claims agent, personal injuries, Grand Trunk Railway, Toronto, 1908.
Secretary to general superintendent Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, Winnipeg, 1908-1910, trainmaster Wainwright.
Alberta, Canada, 1910, assistant and superintendent, Edmonton, 1911-1920. Assistant general superintendent, Prince Rupert, Canada National Rys., 1920-1924, general superintendent, Winnipeg, 1924-1930, general superintendent transportation, western region, 1930-1936, chief of transportation, Montreal, 1936-1938, vice president of operation, construction and maintenance, Montreal, 1938-1943, executive vice president, Montreal, since 1943.
Clubs: Saint James (Montreal).
Married Eva Tait, December 5, 1911. Children: Norman T. Catherine (Mistress John Doctorate. Horn).