Cuno Hugo Rudolph

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Cuno Hugo Rudolph (born June 26, 1860 in Baltimore , Maryland , †  1932 ) was an American politician . Between 1910 and 1913 and again from 1920 to 1926 he was President of the Board of Commissioners Mayor of the federal capital Washington, DC

Career

Cuno Rudolph attended private schools and graduated from business school. From 1890 he lived in Washington, where he ran a hardware company. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . Meanwhile, he was his party's CFO in the District of Columbia . He became a member of several municipal committees and commissions. He also went into the banking industry and was meanwhile Vice President of the National Metropolitan Bank . He organized both the first city Mother's Day celebration and the first city Christmas party. During the First World War he was treasurer ( Fund Chashier ) of the Red Crossin Washington. In 1919 he headed the finances of the organizing committee for the welcome ceremony for returning soldiers. He also became president of the Second National Bank . In the 1920s he held other local offices.

In 1910, Rudolph became a member of the three-person Board of Commissioners that governed the city of Washington. Within this group he was appointed chairman. In this capacity he practically exercised the office of mayor, even if this title was not officially used between 1871 and 1975. He held this post between 1910 and 1913 and again from 1920 to 1926. He died in 1932. Neither the exact date of death nor the place of death are known.

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predecessor Office successor
Henry Brown Floyd MacFarland President of the Board of Commissioners of Washington DC
1910–1913
Oliver Peck Newman
Charles Willauer Kutz President of the Board of Commissioners, Washington DC
1920–1926
Proctor L. Dougherty