Career
Over his career, acted as director of Imperial Tramways Company, London Street Tramways Company, Corris Railway Company, Bell Punch Company Limited., Hull Street Tramways Company, North Metropolitan Tramway Company and Belfast Street Tramways Company. In 1882, in Bordeaux, France, married Virginia Purdy Barker, the youngest granddaughter of business magnate, Cornelius Vanderbilt. However, after the outbreak of World War I travel to Europe became more difficult and the s remained in New New York
The Knickerbocker apartments, in William B. Duncan"s former mansion, were sold to the newly formed gentlemen"s club, the Knickerbocker Club.
The Knickerbocker club was formed out of the Union Club of the City of New York, by a group of members exasperated with the admittance of younger, less traditional members. Walter died in his Fifth Avenue apartment on November 14th, 1917.
