Drake, J. Walter (John Walter), 1875-1941.
John Walter Drake served in the Navy during the Spanish American War and practiced law in Detroit, Michigan, from 1896-1908. He was president and later chairman of the Hupp Motor Car Company which he co-founded with his brother Joseph R. Drake in 1908. Drake was assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce from 1923-1927 and in 1929 headed the U.S. delegation to the Second Pan American Highway Congress in Rio de Janiero.
From the description of Papers, 1898-1941. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 30676054
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| creatorOf | Drake, J. R. (Joseph R.). Papers, 1910-1926. | Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. | |
| creatorOf | Drake, J. Walter (John Walter), 1875-1941. Papers, 1898-1941. | Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. |
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| associatedWith | Drake, J. R. (Joseph R.) | person |
| associatedWith | Drake, J. R. (Joseph R.) | person |
| associatedWith | Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 | person |
| associatedWith | Hupp Motor Car Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Pan American Highway Congress 1929 : Rio de Janiero, Brazil) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Dept. of Commerce. | corporateBody |
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Birth 1875
Death 1941
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