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T. B. Walker
Thomas Barlow Walker
(February 1, 1840 – July 28, 1928) was a highly successful
American
businessperson
who acquired
timber
in
Minnesota
and
California
and became an
art collector
. Walker founded the
Minneapolis Public Library
. He was among the ten wealthiest men in the world in 1923. He built two
company towns
, one of which his son sold to become part of what is today known as
Sunkist
. He is the founder and namesake of the
Walker Art Center
.
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