Walter Philip Leber Explained

Walter Philip Leber
Birth Date:12 September 1918
Birth Place:Saint Louis, Missouri
Death Place:Palm City, Florida
Order:15th
Term Start:1967
Term End:1971
Successor:David Stuart Parker
Education:Missouri School of Mines
George Washington University

Walter Philip Leber (September 12, 1918  - August 3, 2009) served as the governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1967 to 1971.[1]

Biography

Born in Saint Louis, Missouri, on September 12, 1918, Leber graduated from the Missouri School of Mines in 1940. He also earned an MBA from George Washington University in 1951. He served as the governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1967 to 1971.

He died on August 3, 2009, in Palm City, Florida.[2]

Legacy

His honors included admission to the Order of the British Empire.

Notes and References

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