Gerhard A. Bading
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Gerhard Adolph Bading, M.D.
(August 31, 1870 – April 11, 1946) was an American
physician
, and politician
who served as mayor
of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
, from 1912 to 1916. he was the U.S.
Envoy to Ecuador
from 1922 to 1929.
, 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.
In 1922 Bading was appointed U.S. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Ecuador, a post he held until 1929.
Bading is buried at Forest Home Cemetery
in Milwaukee.
Doctor of Medicine
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(August 31, 1870 – April 11, 1946) was an American
United States
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physician
Physician
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, and politician
Politician
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who served as mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
, from 1912 to 1916. he was the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Envoy to Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
from 1922 to 1929.
Biography
Gerhard Bading was born in Milwaukee, the son of German-born Lutheran pastor John Bading and Brooklyn-born Dorothea (Ehlers) Bading. A physicianPhysician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
, Bading served as Milwaukee's health commissioner from 1906 to 1910. In 1912 he was elected mayor of Milwaukee, defeating the incumbent Emil Seidel
Emil Seidel
Emil Seidel was the mayor of Milwaukee from 1910 to 1912. He was the first Socialist mayor of a major city in the United States, and ran as the Vice Presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America in the 1912 presidential election....
, a member of the Socialist Party of America
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...
. Bading was reelected in 1914, but lost a third reelection bid in 1916 to Daniel Hoan
Daniel Hoan
Daniel Webster "Dan" Hoan was a United States lawyer and politician. He became the second Socialist mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and his tenure is generally considered to be the longest continuous socialist administration in U.S. history...
, Milwaukee's second socialist mayor.
In 1922 Bading was appointed U.S. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Ecuador, a post he held until 1929.
Bading is buried at Forest Home Cemetery
Forest Home Cemetery
Forest Home Cemetery located in the Lincoln Village neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the final resting place of many of the city's famed beer barons, politicians and social elite...
in Milwaukee.