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==William Weightman Walker==

William Weightman Walker was born in Philadelphia, PA on January 6, 1865 [1]. He moved to Troy, NY to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, graduating in the class of 1886 with a degree in Chemistry. While at RPI, he was a member of the Delta Phi Fraternity in addition to being an active member in the Troy Citizen’s Corps and Read steamer company [2]. After RPI, he went to Philadelphia to study medicine at the Jefferson Medical College, the to set up a practice, moved to Denver, CO. Walker was described as an “able student,” with great success in his future if not for his untimely death. Dr. William Weightman Walker died at the age of 27 in April of 1891 [3] from typhoid [4].

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