Walker, Byron Edmund

(1848-1924)
Trinity College federation
Royal Commission on the Reorganization of the University 1905
Chairman of the Board of Governors of the University of Toronto (1910-1923)
Chancellor of the University of Toronto (1923-1924)
Co-founder of the Royal Ontario Museum
Founder, Champlain Society


Sir Edmund Walker was one of Toronto's most prominent citizens and benefactors, participating as one of the founders of the Royal Ontario Museum, Chancellor at the University of Toronto, and Chairman for the Board of Governors at the University. His eldest son was E.M. Walker, Head of the Department of Biology.

References

Craigie, H.E. A History of the Department of Zoology of the University of Toronto. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1962.

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