Carl Friedrich Petersen

Carl Petersen
Carl Petersen in the ornate uniform of the Hamburg senate; by Rudolf Dührkoop
First Mayor of Hamburg and
President of the Hamburg Senate
In office
1 January 1876 – 31 December 1877
Preceded byGustav Kirchenpauer
Succeeded byGustav Kirchenpauer
In office
1 January 1880 – 31 December 1880
Preceded byHermann Weber
Succeeded byGustav Kirchenpauer
In office
1 January 1883 – 31 December 1883
Preceded byHermann Weber
Succeeded byGustav Kirchenpauer
In office
1 January 1886 – 31 December 1886
Preceded byHermann Weber
Succeeded byGustav Kirchenpauer
In office
1 January 1889 – 31 December 1889
Preceded byJohannes Versmann
Succeeded byJohann Georg Mönckeberg
In office
1 January 1892 – 14 November 1892
Preceded byJohannes Versmann
Succeeded byJohann Georg Mönckeberg
Second Mayor of Hamburg
In office
1 January 1879 – 31 December 1879
Preceded byHermann Weber
Succeeded byGustav Kirchenpauer
In office
1 January 1882 – 31 December 1882
Preceded byHermann Weber
Succeeded byGustav Kirchenpauer
In office
1 January 1885 – 31 December 1885
Preceded byHermann Weber
Succeeded byGustav Kirchenpauer
In office
1 January 1889 – 31 December 1889
Preceded byMax Theodor Hayn [de]
Succeeded byJohann Georg Mönckeberg
In office
1 January 1891 – 31 December 1891
Preceded byJohannes Versmann
Succeeded byJohann Georg Mönckeberg
Personal details
Born6 July 1809
Hamburg
Died14 November 1892 (1892-11-15) (aged 83)
Hamburg
NationalityGermany German
Political partyNonpartisan
SpouseKathinka Hasche (1813–1863)
Children5
ParentMarcus Hermann Petersen (1784–1860)
Alma materGeorgia Augusta, Ruperto Carola
OccupationLawyer

Carl Friedrich Petersen (6 July 1809 in Hamburg – 14 November 1892 in Hamburg) was a Hamburg lawyer and politician, who served several terms as First Mayor of Hamburg. He was a Hamburg senator from 1855 until his death.