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Carl August Schröder

August Schröder
August Schröder 1905.jpg
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 (1945-11-04) (aged 89)
Hamburg
Nationality Germany German
Political party Nonpartisan
DVP (after 1918)
Parents Carl August Schröder () (1819–1902)
Albertina Maria Kellinghusen (1837–1910)
Alma mater Leipzig
Occupation Lawyer

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.


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