Background
Walker, Russell T. was born on September 9, 1914 in Fort William, Ontario, Canada. Son of Joseph Henry and Elissa Jane (Mutart) Walker.
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Walker, Russell T. was born on September 9, 1914 in Fort William, Ontario, Canada. Son of Joseph Henry and Elissa Jane (Mutart) Walker.
AB, University of Michigan, 1936; Juris Doctor, University of Michigan, 1939.
Legal research clerk, Supreme Court of the Michigan, 1939-1940; law clerk, New York Center R.R., Detroit, 1941-1942; attorney, New York Center R.R., Detroit, 1942-1945; assistant general counsel, New York Center R.R., Detroit, 1945-1951; assistant to secretary, New York Center R.R., Detroit, 1951-1952; assistant secretary, New York Center R.R., Detroit, 1952; secretary, New York Center R.R., Detroit, 1952-1954; general counsel, Merchant Dispatch Transportation Corporation-Northern Refrigerator Line, Chicago, 1954-1955; treasurer, National United States Radiator Corporation, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, 1955-1960; vice president, general manager, Montgomery Ward Credit Corporation, 1960-1961; vice president administration, A.Y. McDonald Manufacturing Corporation, Dubuque, Iowa., 1961-1962; president, A.Y. McDonald Manufacturing Corporation, Dubuque, Iowa., 1962-1969; Chairman of the Board, Brock-McVey, Inc., 1969; vice president, general manager, Acme Industries (Rheem Manufacturing Company), Jackson, Michigan, 1971-1983; vice president, Midwest Bank, Jackson, 1974-1983. Previously associate McConkey Real Estate, Jackson.
Member American Bar Association, Phi Sigma Kappa, Jackson Country Club.
Married Miriam O'Loughlin, April 5, 1941. Children: Margaret Ellen, Terry Jo, Mary Elissa, Wendy Annual.