Walter T. Bailey
American architect
Died when: 59 years 41 days (709 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
Walter Thomas Bailey (January 11, 1882 – February 21, 1941) was an American architect from Kewanee, Illinois.He was the first African American graduate with a bachelor of science degree in architectural engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the first licensed African-American architect in the state of Illinois.
He worked at the Tuskegee Institute, and practiced in both Memphis and Chicago.Walter T.Bailey became the second African American that graduated from the University of Illinois.
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