Background
Kasper, Walter Francis was born on July 8, 1891 in Owatonna, Minnesota, United States. Son of Frank J. and Anna F. (Renchin) Kasper.
Kasper, Walter Francis was born on July 8, 1891 in Owatonna, Minnesota, United States. Son of Frank J. and Anna F. (Renchin) Kasper.
Master of Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1911.
Automobile salesman, 1911-1913; with, Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc., from 1913; draftsman, Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc., 1913-1915; chief engineer, Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc., 1915-1919; sales manager, chief engineer, Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc., 1919-1928; vice president in charge sales and engineering, Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc., 1928-1939; president, general manager, Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc., 1939-1957; chairman, Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc., 1957-1959; also board directors, Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc. secretary, Fairmont Railway Motors Ltd., Canada, 1928-1939; president, Fairmont Railway Motors Ltd., Canada, 1939-1957; Chairman of the Board, Fairmont Railway Motors Ltd., Canada, 1957-1959; also board directors, Fairmont Railway Motors Ltd., Canada. Board directors Anchor Cas. Company, St. Paul.
President Water and Light Commission, Fairmont, Minnesota, 1920-1950. Trustee Council for Technological Advancement, 1945-1960. Member Minnesota Employers Association (president 1949-1959), Machinery and Allied Products Institute, Railway Manufacturers Association (president 1934), Society Automotive Engineers, American Society Testing Materials, Army Ordnance Association, Rotary, Phi Gamma Delta, Theta Tau.
Married Laura G. Gorman, April 10, 1918. Children: Mary Ann, Frank Walter, Joe Gorman.