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Hugh Albert Walker

Born 1875 · death date not recorded

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Born
28 July 1875
Birthplace
Avondale, Nova Scotia

Biography

Hugh Albert Walker left Avondale, Nova Scotia, for the United States in December 1890, while still a teenager. The family archive traces his employment through Drake, Payson & Whittier and Crooker Electric before the founding of Walker Electric. It also records his leadership in Rhode Island’s electrical trade and membership in civic organizations.

The family gives his age at death as eighty-one. The exact date remains unresolved.

Family

Parents

Catharine/Catherine Munroe WalkerDates not recordedBiologicalHugh Walker of Avondalec.1829 — 1903Biological

Partners

Cynthia Hixon Walker1879 — 1966Partner

Children

Nancy Alberta Walker CarpenterDates not recordedBiologicalEdmund H. Walker1916 — 1988Biological

Work & roles

  • member · Clifford Presbyterian Church
  • fixture department manager · Crooker Electric
  • member · Cumberland Grange
  • employee · Drake, Payson and Whittier Co.
  • member · Kiwanis Club
  • member · Masons
  • member · Providence Chamber of Commerce
  • past president · Rhode Island Electric League
  • founder / president-treasurer · Walker Electric Company1919

Family records

Hugh Walker of Avondale → Hugh Albert Walker · Project compilation — 01_Walker_Wicks_Carpenter_Doane_Hixon_Mayflower_v1

Catharine/Catherine Munroe Walker → Hugh Albert Walker · Project compilation — 01_Walker_Wicks_Carpenter_Doane_Hixon_Mayflower_v1