About James B. Walker
Lived 1812 – 1877 (aged 64–65). James B. Walker was an American politician.
James B. Walker (1812–1877) was a Michigan politician.
Early life Walker was born in 1812 in Locke, Cayuga County, New York. He came to Flint, Michigan in 1836 and began working in as a clerk in Beach & Wesson dry goods store. Later, H.M. Henderson's dry goods store employed him. From 1838 to 1842, Walker operated a mercantile business on the north side of the Flint River. He building and ran a store at the corner of Kearsley and Saginaw streets from 1842 to 1858. The first pavement on Saginaw Street was laid during his term as Mayor.
Post-Political life In 1872, Walker was the first president and director of the Genesee Savings Bank. Walker died in Flint, 1877.
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American politician (1812–1877)
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James B. Walker was born in 1812 in Locke.
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