Walter J. Kohler, Sr.
Politician
1875 – 1940
Who was Walter J. Kohler, Sr.?
Walter Jodok Kohler, Sr. was an American businessman and politician. 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 1905 to 1937. Walter Kohler was elected the 26th Governor of Wisconsin as a Republican, serving one term from 1929 to 1931. A moderate, pro-business Republican who admired Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover, Kohler sparred with the Left and Right in his party before and during the Great Depression. His son, Walter J. Kohler, Jr., also served as governor, from 1951 to 1957.
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- Born
- Mar 3, 1875
Sheboygan - Also known as
- Walter Kohler, Sr.
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- Sheboygan
- Died
- Apr 21, 1940
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on July 23, 2013
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