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Profession. Businessman. 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. The Kohler Company was founded by his father, John Michael Kohler.
Wisconsin. Gov. Walter J. Kohler. Terms January 7, 1929 - January 5, 1931. Party Republican. Born March 3, 1875. Passed April 21, 1940. Birth State Wisconsin. Family Married Charlotte H. Schroeder; four children. About. WALTER J. KOHLER SR. was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
Walter Jodok Kohler Sr. (3 March 1875-21 April 1940) was the Republican Governor of Wisconsin from 7 January 1929 to 5 January 1931, succeeding Fred R. Zimmerman and preceding Philip La Follette. Walter Jodok Kohler Sr. was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin in 1875, the son of industrialist John...
Members. Herbert Kohler, Jr. John Michael Kohler. Terry Kohler. Walter J. Kohler, Jr. Walter J. Kohler, Sr. Estate (s) Kohler Estate. The Kohler family of Wisconsin is a family notable for its prominence in business, society, and politics in the U.S. state of Wisconsin during the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries.
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.
4 de sept. de 2022 · Herb Kohler found strong inspiration in the life of his uncle, Walter J. Kohler Sr., who led Kohler Co. from 1905 until his death in 1940. The elder Kohler often quoted a business principle coined by 19 th century English critic John Ruskin: “Life without labor is guilt, labor without art is brutality.”
Walter Jodok Kohler Jr. nació el 4 de abril de 1904 en la lujosa finca de su familia en Kohler, Wisconsin. Su abuelo, John Michael Kohler, había fundado Kohler Company a finales del siglo XIX, y su padre, Walter J. Kohler Sr. (1875-1940) participó activamente en el negocio de suministros de plomería de su familia y sirvió durante un ...
