John M. Kohler | |
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27th Mayor of Sheboygan, Wisconsin | |
In office April 1892 – April 1893 | |
Preceded by | Frederick C. Runge (acting) |
Succeeded by | Francis Geele |
Personal details | |
Born | Johann Michael Kohler November 3, 1844 Schnepfau, Austrian Empire |
Died | November 5, 1900 Sheboygan, Wisconsin, U.S. | (aged 56)
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Children | 7, including Walter |
Known for | Founder 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.