FRANK C. WALKER

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FULL NAME:
Frank Comerford Walker

BORN:
May 30, 1886;
Plymouth, Pennsylvania

DIED:
September 13, 1959 (age 73)
New York, NY

EDUCATION:
Gonzaga University (BA, 1905)
University of Notre Dame (LLB, 1909)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat

HIGHLIGHTS:
1890:
Moved to Butte, Montana with Family
1909:
Began Practicing Law in Butte, Montana
1913:
Served in Montana State Legislature
1940-1945:
U.S. Postmaster General
1943-1944:
Chair, Democratic National Committee

PORTRAIT:

National Postal Museum

RESOURCES:

President Roosevelt posts the first letter on the first Highway Post Office bus, assisted by Postmaster General Frank Walker on February 10, 1941 (National Postal Museum)

BIOGRAPHIES:
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia

RESEARCH:
Papers (University of Notre Dame)

OBITUARIES:
New York Times