Meriwether Lewis Walker

Meriwether Lewis Walker
Born	September 30, 1869 Lynchburg, Virginia
Died	July 29, 1947 (aged 77) Massachusetts
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1893-1933
Rank	Brigadier General
Commands held	Governor of the Panama Canal Zone
Battles/wars	Pancho Villa Expedition World War I
Awards	Distinguished Service Medal

Meriwether Lewis Walker (September 30, 1869 – July 29, 1947) was a officer in the United States Army with the rank of Brigadier General, who served as a Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1924 to 1928.

Biography

Walker was born on September 30, 1869 in Lynchburg, Virginia as the son of Thomas Lidsay and Catherine Dabney Walker. He attended the United States Military Academy at West Point and graduated from this institution in the summer of 1893. He was also commissioned a Second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

He served as a director of the Army Field Engineering School from 1912 to 1914. He served as chief engineer of Punitive Expeditions into Mexico from 1916 to 1917. He was chief engineer of American Expeditionary Forces from August 1918 to August 1919. He was chief maintenance engineer of the Panama Canal from 1921 to 1924. He served as Panama Canal Zone Governor from 1924 to 1928.

Decorations

Here is the ribbon bar of Brigadier General Walker:

1st Row	Army Distinguished Service Medal				Mexican Service Medal				World War I Victory Medal with two battle Clasps				Officer of the Legion of Honour (France)

External links/Sources

• Panama Canal Authority biography