Walter William Law | |
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 Walter Law c. 1910 | |
| Born | Walter William Law November 13, 1837 Kidderminster, England |
| Died | January 17, 1924 (aged 86) Summerville, South Carolina, United States |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery |
| Nationality | English, American |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Employer | W. & J. Sloane |
| Known for | Founding Briarcliff Manor |
| Spouse |
Georgianna Ransom Law
(m. 1866; died 1910) |
| Children |
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| Parent(s) | John and Elizabeth Bird Law |
Walter William Law[nb 1] (November 13, 1837 – January 17, 1924) was a businessman and the founder of the 8,000-person village of Briarcliff Manor, New York. He was a vice president of furniture and carpet retailer W. & J. Sloane, and later founded the Briarcliff Lodge, the Briarcliff Table Water Company, Briarcliff Farms, and the Briarcliff Greenhouses. He founded or assisted in establishing several schools, churches, and parks in the village, and rebuilt its train station in 1906. In the early 1900s, Walter Law was the largest individual landholder in Westchester County.[1][nb 2]
Walter Law was born in Kidderminster, England, and was one of ten children of a carpet dealer. He relocated to the United States in 1859, where he lived until his death. Throughout his life, he was employed at various places, including at W. & J. Sloane, where he worked for 24 years. After retiring to a house on Scarborough Road in the small community of Whitson's Corners, New York, he developed the surrounding farmland into a suburban village. Law died in 1924 in Summerville, South Carolina, during rest cure treatment.
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