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Walter A. John, attorney at law, who has engaged in practice in Milwaukee since 1916, was born in this city August 24, 1892, his parents being Ernest and Catharine (Kalb) John, the former a native of Germany, while the latter was born in Milwaukee. The father was a merchant for a number of years, actively identified with the business interests of this city but is now living retired. His wife's people were very early settlers of Milwaukee.

At the usual age Walter A. John entered the public schools, passing through consecutive grades to the high school and following the completion of his course there he entered the University of Wisconsin for the study of law and was graduated from the law department in the class of 1916. In June of the same year he was admitted to the bar and immediately opened a law office in Milwaukee, located in the Railway Exchange building during the first two and a half years. He then removed to the First Wisconsin National Bank building, where he still maintains his offices. He follows a conservative method but is building up a substantial practice and has won for himself a most creditable position at the Milwaukee bar. He belongs to the Milwaukee Bar Association and also to the American Bar Association.

Socially Mr. John is connected with the Milwaukee Athletic Club and he belongs to the Phi Alpha Delta, a legal fraternity, and the Sigma Phi Epsilon. Politically he maintains an independent course, nor has he sought office, preferring to concentrate his efforts and attention upon the upbuilding of his professional interests.