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| − | '''Walter Percy Chrysler''' (b. April 2, 1875, in Wamego, Kansas — d. August 18, 1940, in Great Neck, New York) was a self-taught engineer and founded and led [[Chrysler]] Corporation to immense success in the first half of the 20th century.<ref>https://myautoworld.com/chrysler/cars/history/chrysler/chrysler-people-founder/chrysler-people-founder.html</ref> | + | '''Walter Percy Chrysler''' (b. April 2, 1875, in Wamego, Kansas — d. August 18, 1940, in Great Neck, New York) was a self-taught engineer who founded and led [[Chrysler]] Corporation to immense success in the first half of the 20th century.<ref>https://myautoworld.com/chrysler/cars/history/chrysler/chrysler-people-founder/chrysler-people-founder.html</ref> Chrysler rejected his father's insistence that he attend college, specifically Quincy College in Illinois, and instead Walter Chrysler pursued his dream of becoming a machine shop apprentice. |
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| − | Chrysler was also the visionary behind the construction of the [[Chrysler Building]] in [[New York City]]. | + | From his humble [[Midwest]]ern beginnings, Chrysler became one of the wealthiest men in the world and the visionary behind the construction of the eponymous [[Chrysler Building]] in [[New York City]]. |
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| | + | In 1928, Chrysler was [[Time magazine]]'s Man of the Year. |
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| | + | In 1937, Chrysler published his superb inspiring autobiography entitled, ''Life of an American Workman''. |
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| | + | == Legacy == |
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| | + | At least two of Walter Chrysler's children became art collectors. His second daughter, Bernice Chrysler Garbisch (1907–1979), was married in 1930 to Colonel Edgar William Garbisch (1899–1979), who was a former football player and a corporate executive. They settled at Eastern Shore, Maryland, where they resided at the "Pokety Farms." She and her husband died on the very same day in Cambridge, Massachusetts.<ref>https://www.abitofhistory.net/html/rhw/g_body.htm</ref> |
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| | + | Walter's eldest son, Walter Jr., became an avid art collector of [[Picasso]] and other treasures. He dropped out of [[Dartmouth College]] after only two years, during which he would sponsor social gatherings to discuss art. He married the top socialite of [[New York City]], but it is thought that their marriage was never consummated and his wife obtained a divorce in [[Reno]], [[Nevada]] merely 18 months later.<ref>https://chrysler.org/walter-p-chrysler-jr/</ref> |
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| | + | == Home and Museum == |
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| | + | His boyhood home in Ellis, Kansas, is preserved and welcomes visitors.<ref>[https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g38688-d4090855-Reviews-Walter_P_Chrysler_Boyhood_Home_Museum-Ellis_Kansas.html Walter P. Chrysler Boyhood Home & Museum]</ref> |
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| − | In 1928, Chrysler was [[Time Magazine]]'s Man of the Year.
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| | == References == | | == References == |
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