Louis Allis

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameLouis•Allis
Used nameLouis•Allis
Born30 December 1866 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (USA)
Died8 May 1950 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (USA)
AffiliationsMilwaukee Country Club, River Hills (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

A native of Milwaukee, Louis Allis’s father, Edward P. Allis, invested in the small D. C. Motor Manufacturing firm in 1901. Louis Allis then took over the company and expanded it greatly, with the company’s name changed to The Louis Allis Company in 1922. The company quickly became an innovator and market leader in the design and manufacture of specialty A.C. Electric Motors. The Louis Allis Company revolutionized many mechanical processes, creating safer and more efficient machines. By the 1940s the company had over 1,000 employees. The company was later taken over by his sons, but it eventually moved to Birmingham, Alabama.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1904 Summer Olympics Golf USA Louis Allis
Individual, Men (Olympic) DNQ
Individual, Men (Olympic (non-medal)) =14
Individual, Men (Olympic (non-medal)) =9
Team, Men (Olympic (non-medal)) Western Golf Association 2