| Walter C. Wardwell | |
| Term Start: | January 1907 |
| Term End: | April 1909 |
| Successor: | William F. Brooks |
| Office2: | President of the Cambridge, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen |
| Office3: | Member of the Cambridge, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen |
| Office4: | Member of the Cambridge, Massachusetts Common Council |
| Term Start4: | 1894 |
| Term End4: | 1895 |
| Birth Date: | January 27, 1859 |
| Birth Place: | Richmond, Virginia |
| Death Place: | Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Walter Chalk Wardwell (January 27, 1859 – September 29, 1940) was a Massachusetts politician who served as the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts.[1] Before becoming mayor, he was appointed as Deputy Sheriff of Cambridge in 1893.[2]
After becoming mayor in January 1907, Wardwell advocated for at least 5 intermediate stations in Cambridge on the Cambridge subway, while suburbanites interested in faster through travel argued for only a single intermediate station at Central Square. The two groups finally compromised on two intermediate stations, at Central Square and Kendall Square, allowing construction to start in 1909.[3]
Wardwell was born on January 27, 1859, in Richmond, Virginia to Burnham Wardwell and Sarah J. Goodale. On January 12, 1888, Wardwell married Grace Gardner Jones in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He died on September 29, 1940, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[4]