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Carl Zeidler | |
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39th Mayor of Milwaukee | |
In office April 15, 1940 – April 8, 1942 | |
Preceded by | Dan Hoan |
Succeeded by | John Bohn |
Personal details | |
Born | Carl Frederick Zeidler January 4, 1908 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Died | December 11, 1942 USS La Salle, off South Africa | (aged 34)
Cause of death | Killed in action |
Political party | Democratic |
Relatives | Frank Zeidler (brother) |
Profession | Assistant city attorney, politician |
Carl Frederick Zeidler (January 4, 1908 – December 11, 1942) was an American politician and the mayor of the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from 1940 to 1942, winning election by unseating six-term Socialist mayor Dan Hoan. After just two years in office Zeidler resigned his position as mayor to enlist in the United States Navy Reserve to fight in World War II. His merchant marine ship and all hands died the coast of South Africa in December 1942 after being hit by a German U-boat U-159 torpedo attack.