of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, and Japan appointed him Honorary Japanese Consul-General. Walker died at the age of 75, on 27 March 1924. After his death, The Globe and Mail wrote this description of Walker: "Possibly no more versatile Canadian existed in his day and age; probably few others have done so much for Canada." Legacy An Ontario Historical Plaque was erected by the province to commemorate Sir Byron Edmund Walker, C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L. 1848-1924's role in Ontario's heritage. See also Bell Telephone Memorial References Citations Bibliography Ontario Heritage Foundation. Sir Byron Edmund Walker, 2005. External links Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online Ontario Plaques - Sir Byron Edmund Walker Sir Edmund Walker Papers, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library 1848 births 1924 deaths American Bankers Association Businesspeople from Ontario Canadian bank presidents Canadian Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce people Canadian Knights Bachelor Canadian philanthropists Chancellors of the University of Toronto Persons of National Historic Significance (Canada) Royal Ontario Museum Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce