George Edward Dexter (July 26, 1823 – August 27, 1894) was an American lawyer, banker, politician, and pioneer of Wisconsin and Minnesota.
He was one of dozens of lawmakers in the 1856 session caught up in the La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad bribery scheme.
He was admitted to the bar in 1846, and worked as a junior partner to future-U.S. President Millard Fillmore in Buffalo, New York.
[4] During his time in the Legislature, dozens of Wisconsin officials were caught up in a bribery scheme, interested in granting certain lands for railroad development.
Norman Dexter was a successful merchant and ship owner who operated a trade route between New York and South America.
[9] George E. Dexter died August 27, 1894, suffering a heart attack after accidentally setting fire to his yard while burning garbage.