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and also serving one year as
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Kiel's family worked in the construction industry and his father wished for Henry to follow in his footsteps. Having served as vice president until his father's death, Henry W. became president of the Kiel & Daues
Bricklaying & Contracting Company. Kiel had a role in constructing a number of
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candidate, Dr. John Simon. He was re-elected in 1917 and 1921, becoming the first mayor to serve three four-year terms. Mayor Kiel was a strong proponent of the City
Charter adopted by the voters in 1914, which remains in effect as of 2023. The City's first
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Henry W. Kiel's father was Henry F. Kiel, a well known contractor, who died in 1908. Henry F. Kiel also served as a private in the Civil War. Henry W. Kiel's mother was Mrs. Minnie C. Kiel, who died in 1879.
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prominent public and private buildings in St. Louis, including the Opera House, now known as the
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