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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. The Kohler Company was founded by his father, John Michael Kohler. Walter Kohler served as the company's president from 1905 to 1937.
The Kohler family of Wisconsin is a family notable for its prominence in business, ... 3.3.3 Walter J Kohler III 1932–1998: m1.1954 Susan Nall 1934–1988: m2.1963
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).
The Kohler family was a prominent business family in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Pages in category "Kohler family (Wisconsin)" ... Walter J. Kohler Sr. This page was ...
In 1912, land around a new factory just west of Sheboygan became the Village of Kohler, Wisconsin. From 1905 until his death, John Michael's son Walter J. Kohler Sr. (1875–1940) led the highly successful business. In the early 1920s, he built a family mansion, Riverbend, and was welcomed in high society in Chicago and elsewhere.
$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 started the company in ...
Now part of the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, it was a homestead of Kohler Co. founder John Michael Kohler. Other family members, Walter Kohler Sr. and Herbert Vollrath Kohler, lived there, too.
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