Joseph Edison Walker - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Mar 31, 1879 Copiah County, Mississippi, United States Died on 28 Jul 1958 (aged 79)

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About Joseph Edison Walker

  • Joseph Edison Walker (March 31, 1879 – July 28, 1958) was a leading African American physician, businessman and religious leader.
  • After graduating from college and medical school, he practiced as a doctor in Mississippi, where he was born and reared.
  • He also became president of a bank and an insurance company serving blacks.
  • In 1920 he moved with his family to Memphis, Tennessee for more opportunities. With associates he founded the Universal Life Insurance Company in 1923, which became one of the largest black-owned insurance companies in the nation under his leadership through 1952.
  • With his son, in 1946 he founded Tri-State Bank, also of Memphis.
  • He also founded the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church, a non-denominational church in Memphis.

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