Background
Quick, Walter was born on May 24, 1861 in near Columbus, Indiana, United States. Son of Spencer Record and Catherine Medora (Hauser) Quick.
Quick, Walter was born on May 24, 1861 in near Columbus, Indiana, United States. Son of Spencer Record and Catherine Medora (Hauser) Quick.
Bachelor of Science, Purdue University, 1884, Master of Science, 1894. Doctor of Philosophy, Friederichs University, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany, 1896.
Katharine (Mistress William L. Griffith); married second, Mary Alice Mitchell, of Howard, Pennsylvania, November 29, 1890. Children—Walter J., Mitchell, Burnet.
Began as member South. R. Quick & Son, importers and breeders of registered live stock.
Colonization agent, United Presbyterian Railway, 1886-1890. Professor agriculture and director Agricultural Experiment Station, Colorado Agricultural College, 1890-1893.
Professor agriculture and agriculturist of Experiment Station, Agricultural College, University of Missouri, 1893-1895. Agent United States Department of Agriculture for study nad research in England, France, Switzerland and Germany, 1895-1896.
Head agricultural department and professor animal husbandry, South. Carolina Agricultural College, 1897.
Manager and treasurer South. R. Quick & Sons, Incorporated., 1898-1907, also director Mount Etna Experiment Station. Professor animal husbandry, director Experiment Station and dean, Virginia Agricultural College, 1907-1909. President and general manager Virginia Land Immigration Bureau, Incorporated., 1910-1918.
President, general manager Villamont Community, Incorporated., since 1917.
Also vice-president and general manager Virginia Elk Valley Associated Orchards Company. With Federal Board Vocational Education, 1918 as head of agricultural unit continued under United States Veterans Bureau, 1921-1925 (resigned).
Now president Quick Realty Company, Incorporated. Founder and formerly editor American Shorthorn Gazette, Indianapolis, and associate editor Indiana Farmer.
Member National Society Vocational Education, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Livestock Association, American Shorthorn Breeders’ Association, American Polled Durham Breeders’ Association, American Shropshire Sheep Breeders’ Association, American and National Duroc swine breeders’ associations, International Livestock Association (life). Member British Associate of Applied Science Member Christian (Disciples) Church.
Mason (32°,Kiloton), Knights of Pythias. Member Grange, Farmers’ Union.
Clubs: University, Commercial (Indianapolis).
Married Anna Laura Foster, of Lafayette, Indiana, May 26, 1886 (died 1897). Married second, Mary Alice Mitchell, of Howard, Pennsylvania, November 29, 1890. Children: Walter J., Mitchell, Burnet.