John Brisben Walker
John Brisben Walker | |
|---|---|
Walker c. 1890 | |
| Born | September 10, 1847 near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | July 7, 1931 (aged 83) |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Spouses | Emily Strother
(m. 1871; div. 1914)Ethel Richmond
(m. 1914; died 1916) |
| Children | 12 |
John Brisben Walker (September 10, 1847 – July 7, 1931) was a magazine publisher, agricultural innovator, land developer, and automobile entrepreneur in the United States. He led an extraordinary life as a "Renaissance man" whose careers spanned the military, high-stakes journalism, pioneering transportation, and massive real estate development.