Elisha Walker

Elisha Walker (October 8, 1879 – 1950) was an American businessman and writer.^[1][2][3][4] He was born in New York City. Isaac Walker was his father. He studied at Hotchkiss School, Yale and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.^[2][5]

He was an officer in a railroad.^[6] He was involved in a battle for control of Transamerica Corporation.^[3] He became a partner at Kuhn, Loeb & Co.^[7]

Writings

• "A Design for a Shipyard" 1902, M. I. T. B.S. thesis^[8]
• "Concerning iron making, with special reference to the Buffalo and Susquehanna Iron Company" 1903^[2][9]
• "Industrial Mississippi, with Special Reference to the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad" 1904^[10]

References

1. "ELISHA WALKER, 71, FINANCIER, IS DEAD; Partner in Kuhn, Loeb Played Key Role in Oil Transactions During 1920's and 1930's". The New York Times. November 10, 1950.
2. Triennial Record. Robert Grier Cooke. 1905.
3. "SHIFTS AT YEAR-END IN KUHN, LOEB & CO.; Elisha Walker to Be Admitted as Partner and Jerome J. Hanauer to Retire. BOTH LONG IN WALL STREET Walker Once Head of Transamer-lca -- Hanauer Known as Railroad Financier". The New York Times. November 18, 1932.
4. Independent Offices Appropriations, 1951. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1950. p. 82.
5. Investigation of Concentration of Economic Power. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1940. p. 12529.
6. Moody's Manual of Investments: American and Foreign. Moody's Investor Service. 1918. p. 848.
7. Report on Interlocking Directorates. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1951. p. 473.
8. Walker, Elisha (May 3, 1902). A design for a ship yard. OCLC 39184189 – via Open WorldCat.
9. "Walker, Elisha [WorldCat Identities]". Retrieved 22 July 2022 – via Open WorldCat.
10. Dun's Review. R.G. Dun & Company. 1903. p. 17.

External links

• Elisha Walker at Find a Grave