Byron Edmund Walker

"Edmund Walker" redirects here. For the Canadian entomologist, see Edmund Murton Walker.
For the actor, see Jeremy Kemp.

Sir Byron Edmund Walker
Born(1848-10-14)14 October 1848
Caledonia, Upper Canada
Died27 March 1924(1924-03-27) (aged 75)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known forBanker,
philanthropist,
patron of the arts

Sir Byron Edmund Walker, CVO (14 October 1848 – 27 March 1924) was a Canadian banker. He was the president of the Canadian Bank of Commerce from 1907 to 1924, and a generous patron of the arts, helping to found and nurture many of Canada's cultural and educational institutions, including the University of Toronto, National Gallery of Canada, the Champlain Society, Appleby College, Art Gallery of Ontario and Royal Ontario Museum.[1]

In 1910, King George V knighted Walker for his contributions to business and the arts.

  1. ^ Marshall, Barbara Ruth. Sir Edmond Walker, Servant of Canada (thesis) Archived 9 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Department of History, University of British Columbia, June 1971.