John Michael Kohler

John M. Kohler
John Michael Kohler in 1873
27th Mayor of Sheboygan, Wisconsin
In office
April 1892 – April 1893
Preceded byFrederick C. Runge (acting)
Succeeded byFrancis Geele
Personal details
Born
Johann Michael Kohler

November 3, 1844
Schnepfau, Austrian Empire
DiedNovember 5, 1900 (1900-11-06) (aged 56)
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, U.S.
Spouses
  • Elizabeth "Lilli" Vollrath
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    (m. 1871; died 1883)​
  • Wilhelmina "Minnie" Vollrath
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    (m. 1887)​
Children6, including Walter
Known forFounder and president of Kohler Company

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.

The John Michael Kohler Arts Center, which occupies a square block in downtown Sheboygan (containing Kohler's restored Gilded Age home along with modern buildings), is named for Kohler,[1][2] as is John Michael Kohler State Park, established on land donated in 1966 by the Kohler family.[3] The main highway into Sheboygan, Kohler Memorial Drive (which is routed as Wisconsin Highway 23), is also named for Kohler.

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