| August Schröder | |
| Office: | Second Mayor of Hamburg |
| Term Start: | 1 January 1910 |
| Term End: | 31 December 1910 |
| Term Start2: | 1 January 1912 |
| Term End2: | 13 September 1912 |
| Term Start3: | 1 January 1915 |
| Term End3: | 31 December 1915 |
| Term Start4: | 1 January 1918 |
| Term End4: | 12 November 1918 |
| Term Start5: | (acting only) 18 November 1918 |
| Term End5: | 27 March 1919 |
| Predecessor: | William Henry O'Swald |
| Predecessor2: | Heinrich Burchard |
| Predecessor3: | Werner von Melle |
| Predecessor4: | Werner von Melle |
| Predecessor5: | Soldiers' and Workers' Council |
| Successor: | Heinrich Burchard |
| Successor2: | Max Predöhl |
| Successor3: | Max Predöhl |
| Successor4: | Soldiers' and Workers' Council |
| Office6: | First Mayor of Hamburg and President of the Hamburg Senate |
| Term Start6: | 3 September 1912 |
| Term End6: | 31 December 1913 |
| Term Start7: | 1 January 1916 |
| Term End7: | 31 December 1916 |
| Predecessor6: | Heinrich Burchard |
| Predecessor7: | Werner von Melle |
| Successor6: | Max Predöhl |
| Successor7: | Max Predöhl |
| Birth Date: | 21 November 1855 |
| Birth Place: | Hamburg |
| Death Place: | Hamburg |
| Nationality: | German |
| Party: | Nonpartisan DVP (after 1918) |
| Alma Mater: | Leipzig |
| Occupation: | Lawyer |
| Parents: | (1819–1902) Albertina Maria Kellinghusen (1837–1910) |
Carl August Schröder (born 21 November 1855 in Hamburg, died 3 November 1945 in Hamburg) was a Hamburg lawyer and politician, who served as First Mayor of Hamburg in 1916.
A member of the Schröder family, he studied in law in Leipzig, and worked as a lawyer in Hamburg from 1879. In 1886, he was elected to the Hamburg Parliament. He was elected to the Senate of Hamburg in 1899 and served until the elections of 1919, following the political reforms. He served as Second Mayor several times from 1910, and as First Mayor in 1916. He became a member of the liberal German People's Party in 1919. During the Weimar Republic's existence he served as a member of the Hamburg Parliament.[1] [2]