Dr. William O. Walker | |
Birthname: | William Otis Walker |
Birth Place: | Selma, Alabama, U.S. |
Death Place: | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
Occupation: | publisher of Cleveland Call and Post newspaper,[1] politician, businessman, editor |
Yearsactive: | 1921–1981 |
Burial Place: | Lake View Cemetery |
Education: | Wilberforce University B.A. journalism, Oberlin Business College, M.B. business |
Party: | Republican |
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Dr. William O. Walker aka W.O. Walker (born William Otis Walker on September 19, 1896 – died October 29, 1981) was an African-American publisher, Cleveland-area politician, and editor of the Call and Post, an African-American newspaper based in Cleveland. He was the African-American to serve in an Ohio Governor's cabinet.