William Frederick Broening

William Frederick Broening (1870–1953) was a Maryland politician and twice Mayor of Baltimore (1919–1923, 1927–1931).

[1][2] Broening served as a member of the Baltimore City Council 1897–99 where he introduced legislation to establish the Electric Commission.

He was elected Baltimore State's Attorney in 1911 and reelected to the position in 1915.

He was selected as the Republican candidate for the Mayoralty contest in 1919 and defeated George Weems Williams, Democrat, on 3 March 1919.

Broening left the Mayor's office in 1923, but returned to serve a second term from 1927 to 1931.