John Grimes Walker Military person

John Grimes Walker (20 March 1835 – 16 September 1907) was an admiral in the United States Navy who served during the Civil War. After the war, he served as Chief of the Bureau of Navigation and head of the Lighthouse Board. In retirement, he led commissions to investigate the construction of a Central American canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Personal facts

John Grimes Walker
Birth dateMarch 20, 1835
Birth place
Hillsborough New Hampshire
Date of deathSeptember 16, 1907
Place of death
Ogunquit Maine

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Military person

military operations
American Civil War
military branch
United States Navy
military commandWhite Squadron
service start1850
service end1897

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External resources

  1. http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/w2/walker-i.htm