Milton Phillip Semer (March 5, 1919 – July 27, 2016) was an American lawyer.

Early life and education

Career

He was

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for the U.S. Housing and Home Finance Agency from 1961 to 1966. Semer oversaw the campaign of

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Edmund S. Muskie. His work on the 1972 Edmund Muskie for President Committee landed him on the

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. He was lawyer for Fernand St. Germain, Democratic

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from

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, during an

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investigation; St. Germain was cleared of all charges in 1987. Semer died in July 2016 at the age of 97.Milton Semer Obituary
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References

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(April 13, 1987). "House Ethics Panel To Clear St. Germain of Abusing Office". ''

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