Background
Ploeser, Walter Christian was born on January 7, 1907 in St. Louis. Son of Christian D. and Maud Elizabeth (Parr) Ploeser.
ambassador business consultant
Ploeser, Walter Christian was born on January 7, 1907 in St. Louis. Son of Christian D. and Maud Elizabeth (Parr) Ploeser.
Student, City College of Law and Finance, St. Louis. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Norwich University, 1948. Doctor honorary causa, National University Asuncion, Paraguay.
In insurance business, St. Louis, since 1922;
founded firm, Ploeser, Watts & Company, 1933;
organized subsidiary, Marine Underwriters Corporation, 1935;
former president, director, Boatmen's Bank
founder, Insurance Institute Missouri, 1938;
president, Insurance Institute Missouri, 1938-1940;
past president, Grant, Ploeser & Associations, Inc., national and international public relations
United States ambassador to, Republic of Paraguay, 1957-1959;
to, Costa Rica, 1970-1972. Member Missouri Legislature, 1931-1932. Chairman 5th district committee finance and budget Republican National Program Committee, 1937-1939.
Member 77th-80th congresses from 12th Missouri District. Member appropriations committee, Republican steering committee, chairman select commission on small business, chairman subcommittee on government corporations. Member economics advising committee United States Senate commission on banking and currency, 1953-1954.
Republican national committeeman for, Missouri, 1964-1966.
Member emeritus St. Louis unit Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children. Board directors Scottish Rite Foundation Missouri. Chairman board Salvation Army St. Louis, 1967-1970.
Member Mississippi Valley Association (chairman board 1956, president), DeMolay Legion of Honor, Insurance Board of St. Louis, St. Louis Chamber of Commerce (chairman national affairs committee 1964-1966). Lodges: Masons (33 degree) Shriners (sovereign grand inspector general Missouri Scottish Rite 1967, emeritus 1988), Order of De Molay (Supreme council executive, grand master international 1952, Hall of Fame 1986), K.T. (Cross of Honor 1983).
Married Dorothy Annette Mohrig, August 17, 1928. Children: Ann Ploeser Burgan, Sally Ploeser Chapel.