John Abbet Walls
American engineer and businessman
John Abbet Walls (September 5, 1879 – May 8, 1964) was an American engineer and businessman, notable as president of the Pennsylvania Water and Power Company.2
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Born 1879, died 2000.1
Companies
- Pennsylvania Water and PowerChair 1934 to now7
Early life and education
- Date not recordedMassachusetts Institute of Technology3
In 1899, he earned a degree in engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Career
Occupation: electrical engineer.5
- Since 1934Chair, Pennsylvania Water and Power4
Walls started work at the Niagara Falls Hydraulic Power and Manufacturing Company, located in Niagara Falls, New York.
He became assistant engineer of the Montreal Shawinigan Water and Power Company, located in the Canadian city of Montreal, Quebec, in 1901.
Walls was named chief engineer of the Pennsylvania Water and Power Company. As chief engineer he was involved in dam construction. He was later president of the company.
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Personal life
- Born1879, Lewisburg6
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- 1WikidataJohn Abbet Walls on Wikidata
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