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Walter Jodok Kohler Sr., (March 3, 1875 – April 21, 1940) was an American businessman and politician from the Kohler family of Wisconsin. He was an innovative and highly successful Wisconsin industrialist.
WALTER J. KOHLER SR. was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. His father, a Tyrolean immigrant, founded the Kohler Company in 1873, which originally manufactured agricultural implements and became one of Wisconsin’s largest industries.
Wisconsin Governor. His formal education stopped at the age of 15 when he persuaded his father to hire him full-time in the family Kohler Company business. He eventually headed a prosperous company selling iron, plumbing products and enamelware. During World War I, the company shifted to production of war materials,...
Walter Jodok Kohler Jr. (April 4, 1904 – March 21, 1976) was a member of the Kohler family of Wisconsin and was the 33rd Governor of Wisconsin, serving three terms from 1951 to 1957. He was a leading figure in state and national Republican Party activities.
May 6, 1973 · Walter Kohler Sr. died in 1940 at 65, and the company reins were seized by Herbert Kohler Sr., his 49‐year‐old half‐brother.
Walter Jodok Kohler, Sr. (March 3, 1875 April 21, 1940) was an American businessman and politician.Kohler was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The Kohler Company was founded by his father,...
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Under Walter J. Kohler's direction, the company grew to be one of the largest of its kind in the nation, and pioneered in the production of plumbing equipment and the manufacture of vitreous china and enamelware.
