Henry G. Walker; S.A.E. bio 1912

WALKER, GRASS, VEBLEN

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Date: 12/13/2008 at 11:20:56

Walker, Henry G., lawyer; b. Fontanelle, Iowa, Oct 7, 1878; s/o Philip & Belle (Grass); ed. at University of Iowa, L.A., 1904, law, 1906; president junior class, Phi Delta Phi, general manager athletics, 1904-1905; short story prize, Pickard prize for extemporaneous debate, represented the university in Northern Oratorical league contest at Ann Arbor, 1905, and Hamilton club contest at Chicago, 1905; and at Wisconsin-Iowa debate, 1904; initiated by Iowa Beta, Feb. 11, 1905 (charter member); delegate of petitioning chapter to S.A.E. Nat'l convention at Memphis, 1904, where charter was granted, referee in bankruptcy, 1906; city solicitor of Iowa City, 1907-1911, lecturer in law at University of Iowa, 1909-1910, member Iowa Bar association, member American Bar association, curator State Historical Society of Iowa, captain of Co I, 54th Infantry I.N.G., 1909-1910; postmaster at Iowa City; m. Signy Veblen, Sept 12, 1906. Address, 527 North Linn St., Iowa City, Iowa. (pg 240)

~Who's Who in S.A.E. - A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Members of the Fraternity. Edited by William C. Levere. Evanston, Illinois, 1912.
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Transcribers Notes:
1. S.A.E. = Sigma Alpha Epsilon
2. The preface of the directory states that "hundreds" of members didn't return their questionaire, so don't appear in the 1912 directory.
3. Founded on March 9, 1856, Sigma Alpha Epsilon is the largest North American secret letter, social college fraternity. The researcher can read more about S.A.E. in Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page