John M. Walker

This article is about the American physician and banker. For his son the American judge, see John M. Walker Jr. For the Episcopal bishop, see John M. Walker (bishop). For the Pennsylvania political figure, see John M. Walker (Pennsylvania politician). For other people named John Walker, see John Walker (disambiguation).
John M. Walker Sr.
Born(1907-01-15)January 15, 1907
DiedAugust 16, 1990(1990-08-16) (aged 83)
NationalityAmerican
EducationYale University (BS)
Columbia University (MD)
Occupation(s)Investment banker, G. H. Walker & Co., Alex. Brown & Sons
Medical career
ProfessionPhysician
FieldClinical assistant in surgery, 1949-1967
Chief physician (Hospital president), 1967-1975
InstitutionsMemorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center
Military career
Service / branchUnited States Army
RankMajor
Battles / warsWorld War II

John Mercer Walker Sr. (January 15, 1907 – August 16, 1990)[1] was an American physician and investment banker. A member of the prominent Bush-Walker family, he was a maternal uncle of US President George H. W. Bush.

  1. ^ "Dr. John Walker, 81, President Bush's Uncle". The New York Times. August 18, 1990. p. 31.