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- 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.
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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.
President and CEO David Kohler represents the fourth generation of the Kohler family to lead the 145-year-old company. His great grandfather, John Michael Kohler, founded the company in 1873. John Michael’s third son, Walter Kohler, succeeded his father in running the company beginning in 1905.
In 1873, John Michael, an innovator at heart and owner of a small cast-iron farm equipment foundry, saw an opportunity to enhance the lives of his customers, and with white enamel and a cast-iron horse trough, he crafted Kohler’s first bathtub.
1873–1922 Innovation & Grit. Founder John Michael Kohler’s tenacity, along with his commitment to bold innovation and craftsmanship, established Kohler as an industry leader early on. Learn more.
Dairy farming and cheesemaking had been in the Kohler family roots for generations in Austria. But John Michael, at age 18, had different ideas for his legacy. This was the budding of the bold, independent and opportunistic spirit that propelled John Michael to start what we know today as Kohler Co.
Oct 30, 2017 · In 1873, in a corner of Wisconsin, on Lake Michigan, John Michael Kohler, a young Austrian immigrant and skilled metal worker, was given an interest in a small foundry and machine shop as a wedding present from his father-in-law.
Kohler Co., founded in 1873 by John Michael Kohler, is an American manufacturing company based in Kohler, Wisconsin. [3] Kohler is best known for its plumbing products, but the company also manufactures furniture , cabinetry , tile , engines , and generators .
