George W. Kiefer (October 9, 1891 – July 25, 1943) was an American lawyer and politician. Kiefer was born in St. Charles,

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and graduated from St. Charles High School. He went to the

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and received his law degree from St. Paul College of Law (

William Mitchell College of Law William Mitchell College of Law was a private law school from 1956 to 2015 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA), it offered full- and part-time legal education in pursuit of the Juris Doctor (J. ...

). Kiefer served in the

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during World War I and was commissioned a second lieutenant. He lived in

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with his wife and family and practiced law. Kiefer served as the postmaster of Lewiston, Minnesota and was the local examining attorney for the United States Federal Land Bank in 1934 and 1935. Kiefer served in the

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from 1937 until his death in 1943.Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-George W. Kiefer
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1891 births 1943 deaths People from St. Charles, Minnesota Military personnel from Minnesota Minnesota postmasters Minnesota lawyers University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) alumni William Mitchell College of Law alumni Members of the Minnesota House of Representatives 20th-century members of the Minnesota Legislature {{Minnesota-MNRepresentative-stub