Carl August Schröder

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.

August Schröder
August Schröder in Hamburg senator's ornate, 1905
Second Mayor of Hamburg
In office
1 January 1910 – 31 December 1910
Preceded byWilliam Henry O'Swald
Succeeded byHeinrich Burchard
In office
1 January 1912 – 13 September 1912
Preceded byHeinrich Burchard
Succeeded byMax Predöhl
In office
1 January 1915 – 31 December 1915
Preceded byWerner von Melle
Succeeded byMax Predöhl
In office
1 January 1918 – 12 November 1918
Preceded byWerner von Melle
Succeeded bySoldiers' and Workers' Council
In office
(acting only)
18 November 1918 – 27 March 1919
Preceded bySoldiers' and Workers' Council
Succeeded byOtto Stolten
First Mayor of Hamburg and
President of the Hamburg Senate
In office
3 September 1912 – 31 December 1913
Preceded byHeinrich Burchard
Succeeded byMax Predöhl
In office
1 January 1916 – 31 December 1916
Preceded byWerner von Melle
Succeeded byMax Predöhl
Personal details
Born21 November 1855
Hamburg
Died3 November 1945 (1945-11-04) (aged 89)
Hamburg
Nationality German
Political partyNonpartisan
DVP (after 1918)
ParentsCarl August Schröder (1819–1902)
Albertina Maria Kellinghusen (1837–1910)
Alma materLeipzig
OccupationLawyer

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
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