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Walter Jodok Kohler Jr. was born on April 4, 1904, on his family's lavish estate in Kohler, Wisconsin. [1] His grandfather, John Michael Kohler had founded the Kohler Company in the late 19th century, and his father, Walter J. Kohler Sr. (1875–1940) was active in his family's plumbing supply business and served one term as the State's governor (1929–31).
In larger steam turbines an oil operated servo mechanism is used in order to enhance the lever sensitivity. The use of a relay system magnifies the small deflections of the lever connected to the governor sleeve. [2] The differential lever is connected at both the ends to the governor sleeve and the throttle valve spindle respectively.
The Kohler family of Wisconsin is a family notable for its prominence in business, society, and politics in the U.S. state of Wisconsin during the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Its members include two Governors of Wisconsin , and the founder and executives of Kohler Co. , a Wisconsin-based manufacturing and hospitality company.
Walter Kohler may refer to: Walter J. Kohler Sr. (1875–1940), governor of Wisconsin (1929–1931) and president of the Kohler Company Walter J. Kohler Jr. (1904–1976), governor of Wisconsin, 1951–1957
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Kohler was born November 3, 1844, in Schnepfau, Austria, then part of the Austrian Empire. He was the fourth child of Johann Michael Kohler (1805–1874), a dairy farmer, and Maria Anna Kohler (née Moosbrugger; 1816–1853). After his wife's death, the elder Kohler remarried, and he and his large family emigrated to the United States.
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A governor, or speed limiter or controller, is a device used to measure and regulate the speed of a machine, such as an engine.. A classic example is the centrifugal governor, also known as the Watt or fly-ball governor on a reciprocating steam engine, which uses the effect of inertial force on rotating weights driven by the machine output shaft to regulate its speed by altering the input flow ...