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American engineer and businessman

John Abbet Walls
Born(1879-09-05)September 5, 1879
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
DiedMay 8, 1964 (aged 84)
Baltimore, Maryland
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Occupation(s)Businessman and engineer

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.

Education

In 1899, he earned a degree in engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Career

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.

See also

References

  1. "John A. Wells, 84, Honored by B.U., Lewisburg Native". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pennsylvania. May 9, 1964. p. 7. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  2. "Pennsylvania Water & Power Company presidential records". Hagley Museum. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  3. "Pennsylvania Water and Power". Scripophily. Retrieved March 11, 2011.


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