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Milton Semer
White House Counsel
In office
February 14, 1966 – December 31, 1966
PresidentLyndon Johnson
Preceded byLee White
Succeeded byHarry McPherson
Personal details
BornMarch 5, 1919
Auburn, Maine, U.S.
DiedJuly 27, 2016 (aged 97)
Political partyDemocratic

Milton Phillip Semer (March 5, 1919[1] – July 27, 2016) was an American lawyer.

Early life and education

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Career

He was General Counsel for the U.S. Housing and Home Finance Agency from 1961 to 1966.

Semer oversaw the campaign[clarification needed] of Democratic Party politician Edmund S. Muskie. His work on the 1972 Edmund Muskie for President Committee landed him on the master list of Nixon's political opponents.

He was lawyer for Fernand St. Germain, Democratic U.S. Representative from Rhode Island, during an ethics investigation; St. Germain was cleared of all charges in 1987. Semer died in July 2016 at the age of 97.[2]

References

  1. ^ Semer, Milton P. "United States Public Records, 1970-2009". familysearch. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  2. ^ Milton Semer Obituary
Legal offices Preceded byLee White White House Counsel 1966 Succeeded byHarry McPherson


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