Charles August Kading (January 14, 1874June 19, 1956) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from

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. He served three terms in the United States House of Representatives, representing

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from 1927 to 1933. Before his election to Congress, he served as Dodge County district attorney and he was the 38th mayor of

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. His name was incorrectly listed as "Karling" in the 1911 ''Wisconsin Blue Book''.

Biography

Born in

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, 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

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. He graduated from the law department of

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, in 1900. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in

. He was also interested in agricultural pursuits. Kading served as city attorney of Watertown from 1905 to 1912, as district attorney for Dodge County from 1906 to 1912, and as mayor of Watertown from 1914 to 1916. Kading was elected as a Republican to the Seventieth, Seventy-first, and

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es, 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.

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History of Watertown, Wisconsin: Charles August Kading
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