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  1. Walter Percy Chrysler (April 2, 1875 – August 18, 1940) was an American industrial pioneer in the automotive industry, American automotive industry executive and the founder and namesake of American Chrysler Corporation.

  2. Apr 17, 2024 · Walter P. Chrysler (born April 2, 1875, Wamego, Kan., U.S.—died Aug. 18, 1940, Great Neck, N.Y.) was an American engineer and automobile manufacturer, founder of Chrysler Corporation. (Read Lee Iacocca’s Britannica entry on Chrysler.) Early life. Chrysler was the third of four children of Henry (“Hank”) and Anna Marie (“Mary”) Chrysler.

  3. Jun 4, 2020 · Walter Percy Chrysler was born April 2, 1875, in Wamego, Kansas, to Civil War veteran and locomotive engineer Henry “Hank” Chrysler and Anna Maria Breymann Chrysler, of German and Dutch descent. Walter was their third child, although their second died before the age of two. A daughter followed eight years later.

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  5. Nov 5, 2022 · Walter Chrysler was born in Wamego, Kansas, on April 2, 1875. He was the third child out of four. His father, Henry Chrysler, worked as a machinist and railroad engineer for Kansas Pacific Railroad. Not much is known about his mother, Anna Marie Chrysler. Chrysler grew up in Ellis, Kansas.

  6. Inducted 1967. “The real secret of success is enthusiasm”. Walter Chrysler built his company through superior management and engineering. Chrysler was born in Wamego, Kansas in 1875. His father was a locomotive engineer, which undoubtedly influenced Chrysler’s decision to enroll in a four-year machinist apprenticeship at age 18.

  7. May 23, 2018 · The American manufacturer Walter Percy Chrysler (1875-1940) was a self-trained engineer who formed one of the three major automobile companies in the United States. The son of a Union Pacific Railroad engineer, Walter Chrysler was fascinated by machinery at an early age. He turned down a chance to go to college to become an apprentice in the ...

  8. Walter Percy Chrysler (April 2, 1875 – August 18, 1940) was an American industrial pioneer in the automotive industry, American automotive industry executive and the founder and namesake of American Chrysler Corporation.

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