Terry Kohler was a member of the Kohler family of Wisconsin and an American businessman, Wisconsin Republican Party leader, sportsman, philanthropist, and conservationist.
16 Facts About Terry Kohler
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Terry Kohler was born on May 14,1934, in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
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Terry Kohler's mother was Marie Celeste McVoy Kohler, a Chicago socialite who had been married and divorced and had one child.
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The Kohlers divorced in 1946 and Terry was raised by his father at Windway, his parents' estate not far from the Kohler factory in the village of Kohler.
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In 1981, Terry Kohler married Mary Simpson, the mother of four sons.
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An outdoor sports enthusiast, Terry Kohler raced sports cars in the mid-1960s, and spent six years on the National Ski Patrol.
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Terry Kohler has sailed and raced sailboats for more than six decades, winning numerous trophies.
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Terry Kohler is a past Commodore of the Lake Michigan Sail Racing Federation.
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Terry Kohler was awarded the Nathanael Herreshoff Trophy by US Sailing in 2009.
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Terry Kohler became chairman of the board and chief executive officer in 1982.
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Terry Kohler was President and Chairman of the Board of Windway Capital Corporation, Chairman of North Technology Group, and is on the board at Vollrath.
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Terry Kohler was active in the Republican Party for many years before an unsuccessful attempt to win the party's nomination for the United States Senate in 1980, losing to Bob Kasten.
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In 1986 Terry Kohler ran for surveyor of Douglas County, running on a platform that supported abolishing the position of surveyor as an elected office.
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In 1991 Terry Kohler was nominated by Governor Tommy Thompson for a seat on the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
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In May 2002, Terry Kohler was elected to the GOP National Committee, serving until mid-February, 2007.
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Terry Kohler died at his home in Sheboygan on September 20,2016, at the age of 82.