Joseph Edison Walker

Joseph Edison Walker

Joseph Edison Walker (March 31, 1880–1958) was a leading African American businessman who served as president of the Universal Life Insurance Company of Memphis, Tennessee.

Biography

Walker was born March 31, 1880 in Tillman, Mississippi to George and Patsy (Wheeler) Walker.

In 1903, Walker graduated from Alcorn College in Lorman, Mississippi. He graduated from medical school at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee.

On October 26, 1906, he married Lela O'Neal. This union produced two children, Johnetta Elmo (June 14, 1907–) and Antonio Maceo Walker (June 7, 1909–June 8, 1994)

In 1923, Walker founded the Universal Life Insurance Company in Memphis, Tennessee, and served as its president until 1952. He died in 1958.

References

*Yenser, Thomas (editor), "Who's Who in Colored America: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Persons of African Descent in America", Who's Who in Colored America, Brooklyn, New York, 1930-1931-1932 (Third Edition)

Links

* [http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/imagegallery.php?EntryID=W003 The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture]


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