Charles K. Krieger
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Charles Kiva Krieger was an interim mayor of Jersey City
, New Jersey
. He served as mayor
for three months in 1971.
Krieger emigrated to the United States to flee from Nazi persecution in his native Austria.
At the time of his death, Krieger had just beaten William H. Link for the Republican nomination for the United States House of Representatives. He had changed his party affiliation in April 1981.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City lies between the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay across from Lower Manhattan and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. He served as mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
for three months in 1971.
Krieger emigrated to the United States to flee from Nazi persecution in his native Austria.
At the time of his death, Krieger had just beaten William H. Link for the Republican nomination for the United States House of Representatives. He had changed his party affiliation in April 1981.