Carl Friedrich Petersen
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Preceded byGustav Kirchenpauer
Succeeded byGustav Kirchenpauer
Preceded byHermann Weber
Succeeded byGustav Kirchenpauer
Carl Petersen | |
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 Carl Petersen in the ornate uniform of the Hamburg senate; by Rudolf Dührkoop | |
| First Mayor of Hamburg and President of the Hamburg Senate | |
| In office 1 January 1876 – 31 December 1877 | |
| Preceded by | Gustav Kirchenpauer |
| Succeeded by | Gustav Kirchenpauer |
| In office 1 January 1880 – 31 December 1880 | |
| Preceded by | Hermann Weber |
| Succeeded by | Gustav Kirchenpauer |
| In office 1 January 1883 – 31 December 1883 | |
| Preceded by | Hermann Weber |
| Succeeded by | Gustav Kirchenpauer |
| In office 1 January 1886 – 31 December 1886 | |
| Preceded by | Hermann Weber |
| Succeeded by | Gustav Kirchenpauer |
| In office 1 January 1889 – 31 December 1889 | |
| Preceded by | Johannes Versmann |
| Succeeded by | Johann Georg Mönckeberg |
| In office 1 January 1892 – 14 November 1892 | |
| Preceded by | Johannes Versmann |
| Succeeded by | Johann Georg Mönckeberg |
| Second Mayor of Hamburg | |
| In office 1 January 1879 – 31 December 1879 | |
| Preceded by | Hermann Weber |
| Succeeded by | Gustav Kirchenpauer |
| In office 1 January 1882 – 31 December 1882 | |
| Preceded by | Hermann Weber |
| Succeeded by | Gustav Kirchenpauer |
| In office 1 January 1885 – 31 December 1885 | |
| Preceded by | Hermann Weber |
| Succeeded by | Gustav Kirchenpauer |
| In office 1 January 1889 – 31 December 1889 | |
| Preceded by | Max Theodor Hayn |
| Succeeded by | Johann Georg Mönckeberg |
| In office 1 January 1891 – 31 December 1891 | |
| Preceded by | Johannes Versmann |
| Succeeded by | Johann Georg Mönckeberg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 July 1809 Hamburg |
| Died | 14 November 1892 (aged 83) Hamburg |
| Party | Nonpartisan |
| Spouse | Kathinka Hasche (1813–1863) |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent | Marcus Hermann Petersen (1784–1860) |
| Alma mater | Georgia Augusta, Ruperto Carola |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Carl Friedrich Petersen (6 July 1809 in Hamburg – 14 November 1892 in Hamburg) was a Hamburg lawyer and politician, who served several terms as First Mayor of Hamburg. He was a Hamburg senator from 1855 until his death.
He studied law at the University of Göttingen and at Heidelberg University, and earned a doctorate in 1830. After a stay in Paris, he became a burgher of Hamburg in 1831 and practised as a lawyer.
