Chrysler, << KRYS luhr, >> Walter Percy (1875-1940), an American automobile manufacturer, was a founder and the first president of the Chrysler Corporation. Chrysler served as president of the company from 1925 to 1935, and as chairman of the board of directors from 1935 to his death.
Chrysler was born on April 2, 1875, in Wamego, Kansas. His great interest in automobiles began in 1908 when he bought his first car. He became works manager for the Buick Motor Company in 1912, and four years later became president of the company. Next, he became a vice president of General Motors Corporation and retired as a millionaire in 1919. In 1920, Chrysler returned to business as manager of the Willys-Overland Corporation. In 1924, while president of the Maxwell Motor Corporation, he and his associates produced the six-cylinder Chrysler automobile. Chrysler died on Aug. 18, 1940 in Long, Island, New York.
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