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About William Walton
William Walton (1706–1768) was an American merchant and politician. The son of Captain William and Mary (Santford) Walton, he followed his father into the shipping and mercantile business and became a prominent figure in the colony of New York, serving as a member of the New York General Assembly (1751–58) and of the Governor's Council (1758–68). He was one of the founders and a trustee of the New York Society Library and a member of the Board of Trade from 1758 until his death in 1768.
Everything about William Walton →- Occupation
- businessperson, slave trader
- Born
- 1706
- Died
- 1768