| Name |
Arthur Fraser Walter |
| Born |
12 Sep 1846 |
Wokingham, Berkshire, England  |
| Christened |
11 Oct 1846 |
St. Catherine's Parish Church, Bearwood, Wokingham, Berkshire, England |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
1851 |
Upper Grosvenor Street, St George Hanover Sq. Middlesex London. |
| Mary E. Walter aged 7 daughter of Head & Member of Parliament b. St Ann, Blackfriars Surrey. Arthur F. Walter son 4 b. Wokingham, Berks. Frederic E. Walter son 3 b. St George, Bloomsbury London, and HenryM. Walter 1 b. St George Hanover Sq. London.Plus 13 servants. |
| Census |
1881 |
North Court Finchampstead, Wokingham, Berks. |
| Arthur F. Walter 34 Magistrate & Barrister b. Wokingham Berks. Henrietta Walter wife 33 b. Swaffham Norfolk. Plus 2 servants. |
| Census |
1891 |
North Court Finchampstead, Wokingham, Berks. |
| Arthur F. Walter 44 Journalist & Captain b. Wokingham Berks. Henrietta Walter wife 43 b. Twyford Norfolk. Sons John Walter 17 and Stephen Walter 12 b. London. Plus 7 servants.Dorothy 15 and Olive 13 not found. |
| Census |
1901 |
Bearwood Mansion, Bearwood, Wokingham, Berkshire, England |
| Arthur F. Walter 54 Printer ? Employer b. Wokingham Berks. Henrietta M. Walter wife 53 b. Willingford Norfolk. Stephen Walter son 22 Student at the University, and Olive Walter daughter 23 both b. Kensington London. Plus 12 Servants. |
| Education |
Various |
| Studied at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford. He entered Lincoln's Inn in 1870 to study law, and was called to the bar as a barrister in 1874, but never practiced. |
| Office |
1894 onwards |
The Times and more |
Arthur made agreements with the American firms to sell the Encyclopedia Britannica. He was also responsible for the establishment of the Times Book Club.
After the death of his father, he became the new chief proprietor of The Times in 1894. He remained chief proprietor of The Times until 1908, when it was converted into a company. He then became chairman of the board of directors of the company that purchased the paper.
Walter also held several other positions. He was a Lieutenant Colonel of Volunteers, a Director of the London & Southwestern Railway, High Steward of Wokingham, and a member of the Travellers' and Union Clubs. |
| Died |
Feb 1910 |
Wokingham, Berkshire, England [1] |
| Buried |
26 Feb 1910 |
St. Catherine's Parish Church, Bearwood, Wokingham, Berkshire, England |
| Notes |
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| Person ID |
I102399 |
Red1st |
| Last Modified |
30 Nov 2017 |
| Father |
John Walter, III, b. 8 Oct 1819, Printing House Square, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England , d. 3 Nov 1894, Wokingham, Berkshire, England (Age 75 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Mother |
Emly Frances Court, b. 11 Mar 1824, Castlemans, Bath Road, Wargrave, Berkshire, England , d. 28 Apr 1858, Brighton, East Sussex, England (Age 34 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Married |
27 Sep 1842 |
St. Mary's Church, Wargrave, Berkshire, England |
- Witnesses M.H. Court (father), John Walter (groom?s father), Sophia Louisa Court (sister), Emily Susan Court (mother) & J.J. Buckeley.
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| Family ID |
F22795 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Lady Henrietta Maria Anson, b. 1848, Swaffham, Norfolk, England , d. 1935, Kensington, Middlesex, England (Age 87 years) |
| Married |
15 Oct 1872 |
Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England |
| Children |
| + | 1. John Walter, IV, b. 8 Aug 1873, Kensington, Middlesex, England [Birth] |
| + | 2. Dorothy Walter, b. 1 Jan 1876, Kensington, Middlesex, England , d. 1973, Reading, Berkshire, England (Age 96 years) [Birth] |
| | 3. Olive Walter, b. 19 May 1877, Kensington, Middlesex, England , d. 8 Apr 1947, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (Age 69 years) [Birth] |
| + | 4. Stephen Walter, b. 16 Jun 1878, Kensington, Middlesex, England , d. 1974, Reading, Berkshire, England (Age 95 years) [Birth] |
| | 5. Anthony Walter, b. 24 May 1889, Kensington, Middlesex, England , d. 17 Jan 1890, Wokingham, Berkshire, England (Age 0 years) |
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| Last Modified |
14 Nov 2017 04:50:24 |
| Family ID |
F23773 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1846 - 1910 (63 years)
: Address
: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
: State/Province
: Country
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