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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. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Its members include two Governors of Wisconsin , and the founder and executives of Kohler Co. , a Wisconsin-based manufacturing and hospitality company.
The Kohler family was a prominent business family in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Pages in category "Kohler family (Wisconsin)" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
No. 25: Kohler family. $16.2 billion family net worth; based in Kohler, Wisconsin. The Kohler family owns Wisconsin-based Kohler Company, maker of bathroom fixtures. Founder John Michael Kohler ...
The Kohler family was a prominent business family in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Pages in category "Kohler family of Wisconsin" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Terry Kohler was born on May 14, 1934, in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. His father was Walter J. Kohler, Jr. (1904–76), a sales executive at the Kohler Company , president of The Vollrath Company , and a three-term Governor of Wisconsin .
Beginning in 1906, he partnered with Peter Brust in the firm of Brust & Philipp based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [2] [3] He was primarily known for his work done for the Kohler family, most prominently the planning of the company settlement of Village of Kohler, Wisconsin, commissioned by Walter J. Kohler between 1916 and the mid-1920s. [4]
Walter Jodok Kohler Jr. was born on April 4, 1904, on his family's lavish estate in Kohler, Wisconsin. [1] His grandfather, John Michael Kohler had founded the Kohler Company in the late 19th century, and his father, Walter J. Kohler Sr. (1875–1940) was active in his family's plumbing supply business and served one term as the State's governor (1929–31).
John Michael Kohler II (November 3, 1844 – November 5, 1900) was an Austrian American immigrant, industrialist, and politician. He most notably founded and led the Kohler Company and served as the 27th mayor of Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He was the patriarch of the Kohler family of Wisconsin.