Carol Schmidt

Carol Schmidt (; 25 June 1846 – 9 March 1928) was an Imperial Russian politician in what is now Moldova. He was the longest serving mayor of Chișinău, being the mayor of the capital from 1877 by 1903, with a special contribution to the modernization of the city. He was a Bessarabian German and is considered one of the best mayors Chișinău ever had. He was the father of Alexander Schmidt, also mayor of Chișinău, between 1917 and 1918. Provided by Wikipedia