Emil Seidel

Emil Seidel
36th Mayor of Milwaukee
In office April 19, 1910 – April 17, 1912
Preceded by	David Rose
Succeeded by	Gerhard A. Bading
Personal details
Born	(1864-12-13)December 13, 1864 Ashland, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	June 24, 1947(1947-06-24) (aged 82) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party	Socialist

Emil Seidel (December 13, 1864 – June 24, 1947) was a prominent German-American politician. Seidel was the mayor of Milwaukee from 1910 to 1912. The first Socialist mayor of a major city in the United States, Seidel became the vice presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America in the 1912 presidential election.