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T. B. Walker: Lumber Magnate, Art Patron, and Visionary Philanthropist

Early Life and Education Thomas Barlow Walker, better known as T. B. Walker, was born on February 1, 1840, in Xenia, Ohio. Raised in a modest household, Walker’s early years were shaped by adversity. In 1849, his father, Platt Walker,…