Julius August Schmahl (August 1, 1867 – April 10, 1955) was a Minnesota politician, and a member of the Republican Party. He served nearly four decades in statewide elective office, as Minnesota's Secretary of State and Treasurer. He was a newspaper reporter and was the editor of the Redwood FallsGazette newspaper. His daughter Julie was married to Arizona businessman and political candidate Fred Trump. Schmahl retired from politics in 1951. He died in 1955 at the age of 87.