Fisher, Walter L. (Walter Lowrie), 1862-1935

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Lawyer, municipal reformer, and cabinet officer.

From the description of Papers of Walter L. Fisher, 1879-1936 (bulk 1909-1919). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84920409

Fisher was Secretary of the Interior, 1911-1913.

From the description of Letter : Washington, D.C., to L.C. Marshall, Chicago, 1912 June 4. (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 79832142 From the description of Letter : Washington, D.C., to L.C. Marshall, Chicago, 1912 June 4. (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52246794

Walter L Fisher was the Secretary of the Interior from 1911 to 1913, under President Taft. In 1911 he visited Alaska as part of the process of determining the future route of the Alaska Railroad. He was accompanied by his son Walter T. Fisher, who was a student at Harvard University at that time.

From the description of Walter L. Fisher photograph collection, 1909-1911 [graphic]. (Alaska State Library). WorldCat record id: 318541867

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1862, July 4 Born, Wheeling, Va. (now West Virginia) 1878 1879 Attended Academy of Marietta College, Marietta, Ohio 1879 1886 Attended Hanover College, Hanover, Ind.; M.A., 1886 1888 1935 Admitted to bar and practiced law, Chicago, Ill. 1888 1889 Appointed special assessment attorney for Chicago, Ill. 1891 Married Mabel Taylor 1901 1906 Secretary and later president, Municipal Voters League of Chicago, Chicago, Ill. 1906 1932 Special counsel for Chicago, Ill., regarding local transportation, railway terminals, and other matters 1908 1909 President, Conservation League of America 1910 1911 Vice president, National Conservation Association 1911 Traveled to western United States and Alaska on public business 1911 1913 Secretary of the interior 1912 Traveled to Hawaii, investigating charges against the territorial government 1922 Represented Norway at Hague, Netherlands, in World War I ship case against the United States 1923 1925 Special counsel to Agriculture Department, investigating meat packing company mergers 1926 1929 Special counsel for Interstate Commerce Commission in Milwaukee Railroad receivership investigation and O'Fallon Railway rate case 1935, Nov. 9 Died, Winnetka, Ill. From the guide to the Walter L. Fisher Papers, 1871-1963, (bulk 1909-1920), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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