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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.
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.
Former Wisconsin Governor Walter J. Kohler Sr. was president of Kohler Co. and his son former Wisconsin Governor Walter J. Kohler Jr. served for many years in senior management. The presidency of Kohler was passed down from Herbert Kohler Jr. (born February 20, 1939, grandson of the founder), to his son, David Kohler , on June 1, 2015.
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.”
Noted for conceiving and building Kohler Village near Sheboygan (begun in 1912) and planned as a model industrial community for his employees, Kohler was often the target for bitter criticism by progressives and labor groups because of his 'paternalism' and vigorous opposition to trade unionism.
Walter Jodok Kohler Jr. (4 de abril de 1904 - 21 de marzo de 1976) fue miembro de la familia Kohler de Wisconsin y fue el 33º gobernador de Wisconsin, cumpliendo tres mandatos desde 1951 hasta 1957. Fue una figura destacada en las actividades estatales y nacionales del Partido Republicano.
