Charles Henry Klein (June 2, 1872 – September 15, 1961) was an American businessman and politician. Klein was born on a farm in Benton Township,

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. He went to the Carver County Lutheran parochial and public schools. Klein studied at the Curtis Business School in

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. He was involved in the brick manufacturing business and was a rural school teacher. In 1897, Klein moved with his wife and family to

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. He served on the Chaska School Board and was the president of the school board. He served in the

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from 1903 to 1906 and in the

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from 1911 to 1914. Klein was a

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.Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Charles Henry Klein
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1872 births 1961 deaths People from Carver County, Minnesota People from Chaska, Minnesota Businesspeople from Minnesota Brick manufacturers School board members in Minnesota Schoolteachers from Minnesota Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives Republican Party Minnesota state senators {{Minnesota-politician-stub