# Walter Leigh — The Financier character guide

> Walter Leigh in The Financier by Theodore Dreiser.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Lee, Leigh, Walter

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Who they are

A young man who socializes with Cowperwood.

## In the story

### [The Double Blow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_financier_se/chapters/xxx)

Acts as a committee member informing Cowperwood of the creditors' decision to demand suspension.

### [Chapter L](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_financier_se/chapters/l)

Leigh agrees to head a petition for Cowperwood's release.

### [LVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_financier_se/chapters/lviii)

Joins Steger and Wingate in surprising Cowperwood with the news of his pardon.

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