caption death_date death_place children birth_place image_size article_title birth_date alt known_for signature image spouse name occupation
thomas barlow walker in 1888 28 july 1928 minneapolis , minnesota , united states gilbert , willis , clinton , and archie , julia , leon , harriet , fletcher xenia , ohio , united states 180px t. b. walker
 february 1 , 1840 cropped , mustache and short beard shoulder high portrait wearing a suit and tie lumber , minneapolis public library , walker art center signature of tb walker.png thomas b walker-1888 . png harriet g. walker t. b. walker businessperson , art collector
t. b. walker

thomas barlow walker -lrb- february 1 , 1840 -- july 28 , 1928 -rrb- 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 .
