Background
Kress, Walter Jay was born on May 21, 1893 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States.
Kress, Walter Jay was born on May 21, 1893 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States.
Graduate Lawrenceville (New Jersey) School, 1911. Bachelor of Science in Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 1920. Member Princeton, class 1915, Cornell Univercity College Law, class 1918.
Student Oxford (England) University, 1919, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1920-1923.
Admitted to Pennsylvania bar, 1924. Practiced in Johnstown, 1924-1929, Harrisburg, 1937-1939. Secretary Pennsylvania Board Finance and Revenue, 1929-1937.
Head revenue department Commonwealth Pennsylvania, 1939-1942. Head Pennsylvania Corporation Taxes, 1945-1947. Member Pennsylvania Tax Equalization Board, 1947-1956.
Member program committee National Tax Association, 1955, bank tax committee, 1951-1957, executive director association, headquarters Harrisburg, 1956-1966. Chairman Cambria County (Pennsylvania) Republican Committee, 1926-1928. Member Executive Committee Pennsylvania Republican Committee, 1934-1936.
Sec-treasurer Republican National War Veterans, 1940-1942.
Member Pennsylvania Tax Equalization Board, 1947-1956. Member program committee National Tax Association, 1955, bank tax committee, 1951-1957, executive director association, headquarters Harrisburg, 1956-1966. Chairman Cambria County (Pennsylvania) Republican Committee, 1926-1928.
Member Executive Committee Pennsylvania Republican Committee, 1934-1936. Served from Second lieutenant to colonel World Wars I and II. Member of American, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County bar associations, Pennsylvania, Harrisburg chambers commerce, American Legion (commander Pennsylvania 1936-1937, chairman national rehabilitation committee 1937-1938), Military Order World Wars (past Pennsylvania commander), Princeton Alumni Association Central Pennsylvania (vice president 1960-1964), National Tax Association (honorary), Pennsylvania Society of New York, Harrisburg Executives.
Club (past president), Sigma Chi, Phi Delta Phi. Rotarian,; Clubs: Vesper (Philadelphia): Officers (various posts).
Married Arline Mae Hill, October 11, 1924.