Walter Chrysler, an American automobile pioneer and thoroughbred breeder, was born in Wamego, Kansas in 1875.
Walter Percy Chrysler, who lived from April 2, 1875 to August 18, 1940, was an American automotive industry pioneer, executive, and the founder and namesake of American Chrysler Corporation. Chrysler was born in Wamego, Kansas, to Anna Maria (née Breymann) and Henry Chrysler. He grew up in Ellis, Kansas, where his childhood home is now a museum. His father was born in 1850 in Chatham, Ontario, and immigrated to the United States sometime after 1858. Chrysler, a Freemason, began his career in Ellis as a machinist and railroad mechanic. He attended International Correspondence Schools in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and earned a mechanical degree through the correspondence programme.
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