Charles A. Kading

Charles A. Kading
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933
Preceded by	Edward Voigt
Succeeded by	Charles W. Henney
Personal details
Born	January 14, 1874 Lowell, Wisconsin
Died	June 19, 1956 Watertown, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Holst Kading
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin–Madison Valparaiso University
Profession	attorney

Charles August Kading (January 14, 1874 - June 19, 1956) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin who represented Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district from 1927–1933.^[1]

Born in Lowell, Wisconsin, Kading was the son of Charles and Elizabeth Baggans Kading. He attended the country schools, Lowell graded 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

1. ^ http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000001
2. ^ http://www.watertownhistory.org/Articles/Kading,%20Charles.htm
3. ^ http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000001
4. ^ http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/masons.html
5. ^ http://www.watertownhistory.org/Articles/Kading,%20Charles.htm

External links

• Charles A. Kading at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• History of Watertown, Wisconsin: Charles August Kading
• Charles Kading at "The Political Graveyard"
• Charles A. Kading at Find a Grave

Persondata
Name	Kading, Charles August
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	January 14, 1874
Place of birth	Lowell, Wisconsin
Date of death	June 19, 1956
Place of death	Watertown, Wisconsin