Roberts Walker

Background

Walker, Roberts was born on August 24, 1874 in Rutland, Vermont, United States. Son of Aldace Freeman and Katharine (Shaw) Walker.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Amherst, 1896. Master of Arts, Columbia, 1899. Bachelor of Laws, Columbia Law School, 1899.

Career

Admitted to New York bar, 1898. With Seward, Guthrie & Steele (later Guthrie, Cravath & Henderson), 1899-1904. Assistant to general counsel Rock Island and Frisco rys., 1904-1909.

General counsel, chairman of the executive committee Rock Island Lincolnshire, and president Rock Island Company, January 1910-May 1, 1912.

Member White & Case, May 1, since 1912. Director, 1914, and president, 1918, vice president, 1920-1922, C.&A. Railroad Company.

Achievements

• Roberts Walker has been listed as a reputable railway official, lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member District Board New York, during war.

Connections

Married Edna Morse, June 16, 1904. Children: Katharine, Mary Manning, Diantha, Rhoda, Challis.

Father:

Aldace Freeman Walker

Mother:

Katharine (Shaw) Walker

Spouse:

Edna Morse

child:

Diantha Walker

child:

Rhoda Walker

child:

Mary Manning Walker

child:

Katharine Walker

child:

Challis Walker