John Grimes Walker
Military Person
1835 – 1907
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Who was John Grimes Walker?
John Grimes Walker 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.
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- Born
- Mar 20, 1835
Hillsborough - Education
- United States Naval Academy
- Lived in
- New Hampshire
- Died
- Sep 16, 1907
Ogunquit
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on July 23, 2013
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