Frederick Kohler (May 2, 1864 – January 30, 1934) was an American politician of the Republican Party who served as the 40th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio from 1922 to 1923.

"[2] While some, such as U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, lauded him as "the best chief of police in America",[4] he was disliked by established Cleveland politicians of both parties who disapproved of his contempt for the city's machine politics.

In 1913, Kohler was fired from his position by Civil Service Commission on charges of neglect of duty and gross immorality, after becoming wrapped up in an ugly divorce suit brought by a salesman against his adulterous wife.

[1] A month later, a gang of hired thugs mugged and brutally beat Kohler in an alley off the Short Vincent.

"[2] However, Kohler started becoming unpopular again when he "cleaned up" City Hall by slashing municipal expenses and firing 850 patronage employees.

He vacationed in St. Petersburg, Florida, as usual in the winter of 1931–1932, but was forced to return home to Cleveland after suffering an undisclosed severe illness.