Bio of LEACH, Walter C. (b.1866), Hennepin Co., MN
=========================================================================
USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information
on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities,
as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is
obtained from the contributor of the file.
These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or
presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to
use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written
consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter,
and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent.

If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives 
Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at:
http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm
Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find 
the submitter information or other files for this county.
FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives

Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Laura Pruden
Submitted: June 2003
=========================================================================
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
========================================================
EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical
========================================================

Vol II, pg 346-349
WALTER C. LEACH
Walter C. Leach is a representative of one of the most prominent families of
Minne­apolis. He has been active in insurance circles for years and since 1917
has been secretary and general manager of the Minneapolis Fire & Marine
Insurance Company. His brother, George E. Leach, is now holding the office of
mayor of this city.
A native of Minnesota, Walter C. Leach was born at Hastings, on the 4th of
Sep­tember, 1866, a son of William Benton and Mary (Hammond) Leach. The Leach
family have resided in America for several generations and the father was born
in New Hampshire, In 1866 Mr. and Mrs. Leach removed to Iowa and Walter C.
received his education in the public schools of that state. In due time he
enrolled in Coe Col­lege and was graduated from that institution in 1884. He
came, to Minneapolis in 1887 and entered the fire insurance business, becoming
the general agent for the Nor wich Union Fire Office. He represented this
company for nineteen years, having the entire Northwest under his supervision.
In 1909 he resigned and helped to reorganize and became president of the
Northwestern Fire & Marine Insurance Company of this city and continued
successfully to direct the affairs of that company until it sold its business to
the Hartford Fire Insurance Company in 1916. In that same year (1916) he was
made secretary and general manager of the Minneapolis Fire & Marine Insur­ance
Company, in which position he has continued. There is no phase of the busi­ness
with which Mr. Leach is not familiar and the capable and efficient manner in
which he discharges the many duties devolving upon him has won for him the
con­fidence and esteem of all with whom he has come into contact.
On the 24th of October, 1893, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Leach to Miss
Mary Morse, a daughter of Elisha Morse of this city. Her father came to
Minnesota at the close of the Civil war and was one of the prominent and
influential men of his day. Mr. and Mrs. Leach have one daughter, Nancy E.
Politically Mr. Leach is a stanch supporter of the republican party, having firm
belief in the principles of that party as factors in good government. His
religious faith is that of the Episcopal church. Fraternally he is identified
with the Masons and socially he holds membership in the Minneapolis, Lafayette,
Automobile and Lincoln clubs. Mr. Leach is one of the public-spirited citizens
of Minneapolis and no movement for the development and improvement of the
general welfare seeks his aid in vain. He is a man of well proven ability and
well calculated to inspire all with his splendid char­acter and qualities.