Carl August Schröder (born 21 November 1855 in

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, died 3 November 1945 in Hamburg) was a Hamburg lawyer and politician, who served as

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in 1916. A member of the

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, he studied in law in

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, and worked as a lawyer in Hamburg from 1879. In 1886, he was elected to the

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. He was elected to the

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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

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in 1919. During the

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's existence he served as a member of the Hamburg Parliament.Carl August Schröder: Aus Hamburgs Blütezeit, Hamburg 1921

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schroder, Carl August Members of the Hamburg Parliament Mayors of Hamburg Senators of Hamburg (before 1919) Leipzig University alumni 1855 births 1945 deaths