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Charles A. Kading

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Charles A. Kading
From the May 1914 issue of The Wisconsin Municipality
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933
Preceded byEdward Voigt
Succeeded byCharles W. Henney
38th Mayor of Watertown, Wisconsin
In office
April 1914 – April 1916
Preceded byHerman G. Grube
Succeeded byCharles Mulberger
District Attorney of Dodge County, Wisconsin
In office
January 1, 1907 – January 1, 1913
Preceded byPaul O. Husting
Succeeded byJames F. Malone
Personal details
Born(1874-01-14)January 14, 1874
Lowell, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedJune 19, 1956(1956-06-19) (aged 82)
Watertown, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeOak Hill Cemetery, Watertown
Political partyRepublican
SpouseElizabeth Sommers Holste
Children
  • Charles Earl Kading
  • (b. 1907; died 1992)
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
Valparaiso University
ProfessionLawyer

Charles August Kading (January 14, 1874 – June 19, 1956) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Dodge County, Wisconsin. He served three terms in the United States House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district from 1927 to 1933. Before his election to Congress, he served as Dodge County district attorney and he was the 38th mayor of Watertown, Wisconsin.[1] His name was incorrectly listed as "Karling" in the 1911 Wisconsin Blue Book.

Biography

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Born in Lowell, Wisconsin, Kading was the son of Charles and Elizabeth Baggans Kading. He attended the country schools, Lowell Grade School, Horicon High School in Horicon, and the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He graduated from the law department of Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana, in 1900. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Watertown, Wisconsin. He was also interested in agricultural pursuits.[2][3]

Kading served as city attorney of Watertown from 1905–1912, as district attorney for Dodge County from 1906–1912, and as mayor of Watertown from 1914–1916.[4]

Kading was elected as a Republican to the Seventieth, Seventy-first, and Seventy-second Congresses, serving from March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933. After being an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1932, he resumed the practice of law. He died in Watertown on June 19, 1956, and was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery there. His son, Charles E. Kading (1907–1992), also an attorney, served for many years as a judge in Jefferson County.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Bioguide Search".
  2. ^ "Charles Kading". www.watertownhistory.org. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  3. ^ "Bioguide Search".
  4. ^ "The Political Graveyard: Freemasons, politicians, Wisconsin".
  5. ^ "Charles Kading". www.watertownhistory.org. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district

1927–1933
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by
Herman G. Grube
Mayor of Watertown, Wisconsin
April 1914 – April 1916
Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by District Attorney of Dodge County, Wisconsin
January 1, 1907 – January 1, 1913
Succeeded by
James F. Malone