Carl August Schröder

August Schröder
August Schröder in Hamburg senator's ornate, 1905
Second Mayor of Hamburg
In office 1 January 1910 – 31 December 1910
Preceded by	William Henry O'Swald
Succeeded by	Heinrich Burchard
In office 1 January 1912 – 13 September 1912
Preceded by	Heinrich Burchard
Succeeded by	Max Predöhl
In office 1 January 1915 – 31 December 1915
Preceded by	Werner von Melle
Succeeded by	Max Predöhl
In office 1 January 1918 – 12 November 1918
Preceded by	Werner von Melle
Succeeded by	Soldiers' and Workers' Council
In office (acting only) 18 November 1918 – 27 March 1919
Preceded by	Soldiers' and Workers' Council
Succeeded by	Otto Stolten
First Mayor of Hamburg and President of the Hamburg Senate
In office 3 September 1912 – 31 December 1913
Preceded by	Heinrich Burchard
Succeeded by	Max Predöhl
In office 1 January 1916 – 31 December 1916
Preceded by	Werner von Melle
Succeeded by	Max Predöhl
Personal details
Born	21 November 1855 Hamburg
Died	3 November 1945 (aged 89) Hamburg
Nationality	German
Political party	Nonpartisan DVP (after 1918)
Parents	Carl August Schröder (1819–1902) Albertina Maria Kellinghusen (1837–1910)
Alma mater	Leipzig
Occupation	Lawyer
Religion	Lutheran

Carl August Schröder (born 21 November 1855 in Hamburg, died 3 November 1945 in Hamburg) was a Hamburg lawyer and politician, who served as First Mayor of Hamburg in 1916.

A member of the Schröder family, he studied in law in Leipzig, and worked as a lawyer in Hamburg from 1879. In 1886 he was elected to the Hamburg Parliament. He was elected to the Senate of Hamburg in 1899 and served until the elections of 1919, following the political reforms. He served as Second Mayor several times from 1910, and as First Mayor in 1916. He became a member of the liberal German People's Party in 1919. During the Weimar Republic's existence he served as a member of the Hamburg Parliament.^[1][2]

References

1. Carl August Schröder: Heinrich Kellinghusen, Hamburgs letzter Bürgermeister nach alter Ordnung, Hamburg 1896
2. Carl August Schröder: Aus Hamburgs Blütezeit, Hamburg 1921