Frederick A. Schroeder

Frederick A. Schroeder was an American industrialist and politician of German descent. As mayor of Brooklynbefore the citys merger with New Yorkand New York state senator, Schroeder earned a reputation for his fight against the political machine of the Brooklyn ring and for more efficient city government.

Frederick A. Schroeder was born in Trier, Germany. His father Michael Schroeder was a merchant who later worked as a surveyor. From 1841, Schroeder was a pupil of the FriedrichWilhelmGymnasium in Trier, one of Germanys oldest institutions of secondary education, from which Karl Marx had graduated in 1835. Schroeders academic achievements, however, were poor. In 1848, he dropped out of the school. In the same year, Schroeders mother, Salom ne Abel, died. One year later, Schroeder, together with his father and two sisters, left Trier and emigrated to the USA. Frederick A. Schroeders oldest brother stayed in Germany, but joined the rest of the family a few years later. The decision of the Schroeder family to leave Germany was linked to the events of the revolution of 1848. This claim is made, inter alia, in Schroeders obituary in the York Times Michael Schroeder seems to have sympathized with the democratic cause. The family arrived in the USA on May 10, 1849 and settled in Williamsburg,

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