Gerhard A. Bading

Gerhard Adolph Bading (August 31, 1870 – April 11, 1946) was an American politician who served as mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from 1912 to 1916 and U.S. Minister to Ecuador from 1922 to 1929.

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August 31 - 1870 - April 11 - 1946 - American - Politician - Mayor - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - 1912 - 1916 - Minister - Ecuador - 1922 - 1929

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Gerhard Bading was born in Milwaukee, the son of a Lutheran pastor who emigrated from Germany. A doctor, Bading served as Milwaukee's health commissioner from 1906 to 1910. In 1912 he was elected mayor of Milwaukee, defeating the incumbent Emil Seidel, a member of the Socialist Party of America. Bading was reelected in 1914, but lost a third reelection bid in 1916 to Daniel Hoan, Milwaukee's second socialist mayor.

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Lutheran - Germany - Doctor - Emil Seidel - Socialist Party of America - Daniel Hoan

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In 1922 Bading was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Ecuador from the United States, a post he held until 1929.

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