In 1845 he became Attorney General of Michigan, in 1844 a State Legislator, in 1849 he organized the Detroit Savings Bank, and later served as President of the Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad in 1856. In 1859, he became Postmaster and later was Editor of the Detroit Free Press. Later he owned the newspaper, but in 1875 resigned his position. In 1870, he organized the Spurr iron mine in Baraga County, Michigan. The mine lost about $250,000 and from this financial disaster he never recovered. Emily and Henry had three children: John Norvell Walker (born 1862) a metallurgist and mining engineer. He married Louise Boynton and had two children; Henry Lyster Walker (born 1867) , president of the Henry L. Walker Company, who married Alice Ives in New York in 1902; and Elizabeth Gray Walker (born 1871).
In 1845 he became Attorney General of Michigan, in 1844 a State Legislator, in 1849 he organized the Detroit Savings Bank, and later served as President of the Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad in 1856. In 1859, he became Postmaster and later was Editor of the Detroit Free Press. Later he owned the newspaper, but in 1875 resigned his position. In 1870, he organized the Spurr iron mine in Baraga County, Michigan. The mine lost about $250,000 and from this financial disaster he never recovered. Emily and Henry had three children: John Norvell Walker (born 1862) a metallurgist and mining engineer. He married Louise Boynton and had two children; Henry Lyster Walker (born 1867) , president of the Henry L. Walker Company, who married Alice Ives in New York in 1902; and Elizabeth Gray Walker (born 1871).
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