Walter Davidson Bronze Sculptuer by Jeff Decker - Waldter Davidson winning the 1908 Endurance Race, size including base: 18" in length x 10.5" in height x 6" wide. (e)

Walter Davidson was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1876 to William C. Davidson and Margaret Davidson. He graduated from common school but did not have the funds necessary for a higher education. In the fall of 1901, Walter Davidson arrived in Parsons, Kansas to take up a position of machinist in the machine shop of the Missouri-Kansas and Texas Railroad (The Katy). Walter worked for The Katy until April 17, 1903, when he returned to Milwaukee to attend the wedding of brother William. While at home for the wedding, brother Arthor and his friend, Bill Harley, asked Walter to help with assembly of a motorcycle that they were developing.Walter Davidson never returned to Parsons and the Katy. Instead, he became the founder and first president of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company.