Walker Whiting Vick

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Walker Whiting Vick (August 16, 1878 - May 12, 1926) was an aide to Woodrow Wilson in 1912, an officer of the Democratic National Committee, [1] Receiver General of Customs in the Dominican Republic while it was a US protectorate [2] and a resident of Rutherford, New Jersey. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff. "WALKER W. VICK DIES; AIDED WILSON IN 1912; Former Receiver of Dominican Customs Was an Officer of Democratic Committee.", The New York Times , May 3, 1926. Accessed September 27, 2015. "For many years he lived in Rutherford, N.J., and was active in politics there."(subscription required)
  2. "Santo Domingo and Hayti". The Independent. July 13, 1914. Retrieved August 12, 2012.